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Us congress meets in Washington D.C for the first time
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The harmonica was invented by Friedrich Buschmann.
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U.S. Constitution goes into effect, having been ratified by nine states
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Washington is inaugurated as president at Federal Hall in New York City
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The nation's first census shows that the population has climbed to nearly 4 million.
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By the late 1830s the Jackson administration has relocated nearly 50,000 Native Americans.
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Johannes Brahms was born
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Adolphe Sax patented his first saxophone.
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Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery and becomes one of the most effective and celebrated members of the Underground Railroad.
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In New Orleans, Louisiana, the first opera house was opened
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Amy Beach, the first major American female composer, was born.
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Franz Liszt died and in Vienna, "Te Deum" by Anton Bruckner was first performed.