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In this year, the Northern states in the U.S. all abolished slavery.
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During this year, two former fur trading forts marked trail heads for major alternate routes in Utah and Wyoming to Northern California.
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On this day, gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutters Mill in Coloma, California
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In this month, rumors spread and were confirmed by Samuel Brannan, a San Francisco newspaper publisher and merchant.
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On this day, Congress passed the Act to Establish the Territorial Government of Oregon, which created what was officially the Territory of Oregon.
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On this day, the Dawes Allotment Act was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland.
