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CYRUS MCCORMICK INVENTS MECHANICAL REAPER
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SAMUEL F.B. MORSE PATENTS ELECTROMAGNETIC TELEGRAPH
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US ARMY MARCHES THE CHEROKEE INDIANS OF GEORGIA ON "TRAIL OF TEARS" TO OKLAHOMA
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MEXICAN WAR BEGINS
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SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK, HOSTS WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION
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THE SCARLET LETTER IS PUBLISHED BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
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MOBY DICK IS PUBLISHED BY HERMAN MELVILLE
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE PUBLISHES UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
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WALT WHITMAN PUBLISHES THE FIRST EDITION OF LEAVES OF GRASS
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THE LINCOLN DOUGLASS DEBATES
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CHARLES DARWIN CREATES THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION IN THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ELECTED AS THE 16TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS
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ROBERT E. LEE GENERAL OF THE SOUTH SURRENDERS TO ULYSSES S. GRANT GENERAL OF THE NORTH