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American explorers Lewis and Clark spent a winter at a campsite in Oregon.
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Methodist missionairies made the first permanent settlement in Oregon.
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The first 100 pioneers traveled to Oregon over the Oregon Trail.
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President James Polk creates the Oregon territory.
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Oregon becomes the 33rd state.
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Oregon celebrates the Lewis and Clark 100 year expedition.
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The Oregon legislature grants women the right to vote.
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Linus Pauling of Portland wins the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
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Oregon passes the "Bottle Bill" to help clean up the enviornment.
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Barbara Roberts is elected the first woman Governor of Oregon.