1872
Yellowstone's origins
Yellowstone became the world's first National Park.
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1790
The U.S. Congress authorized the first census.
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1803
Ohio became the 17th state in the United States.
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1864
Rebecca Lee was the first black woman awarded a medical degree.
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1867
Nebraska became the 37th state in the United States.
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1932
The 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped.
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1961
President John F. Kennedy signed a signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.
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1981
IRA member Bobby Sands began a hunger strike in Maze Prison; he would die 65 days later.
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