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On this day in 1874, American poet Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California

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Samford: Plato, Aristotle, and Madison on Democracy: Anarchy, Polity, and the Constitutional Republic

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President John Tyler birthday

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Daylight Saving Time goes into effect for the first time

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Abigail Adams writes letter to husband John telling him to “Remember the Ladies”

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Establishment of the Civilian Conservation Corps

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On this day in 1918, First Lady Betty Ford born in Chicago, Illinois

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Official end of the Civil War

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On this day in 1743, the third president Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia

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On this day in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was incorporated

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On this day in 1775, the first abolitionist society in North America was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Paul Revere rides to Lexington and Concord to warn of approaching British troops

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First Boston Marathon

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On this day in 1832, First Lady Lucretia Garfield was born in Garrettsville, Ohio

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On this day in 1841, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” published

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On this day in 1800, the Library of Congress was established

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On this day in 1785, famed ornithologist John James Audubon born in Haiti

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On this day in 1822, 18th President Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio

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On this day in 1758, 5th President James Monroe was born in Monroe Hall, Virginia

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On this day – Maryland becomes our Seventh State

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First President George Washington administered oath of office at Federal Hall in New York City

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On this day – Louisiana becomes our 18th State

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On this day in 1931, the Empire State Building was dedicated in New York City

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On this day in 1864, Nellie Bly was born in Cochran’s Mills, Pennsylvania

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Mary Kies becomes the first woman to receive a U.S. patent

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