Week of Events

On May 22, 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks severely beats Senator Charles Sumner in the Senate chamber after Sumner made a speech against slavery and its expansion

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Crater Lake National Park established in Oregon

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On this day – South Carolina became our 8th state

World Wrestling Day

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On this day in 1844, telegraph inventor Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message from the Capital building in Washington D.C. to Baltimore MD

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Constitutional Convention begins

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Around this time in 1888, American Athlete Jim Thorpe was born

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May 27, 1930, the Chrysler Building opened to the public in New York City

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On this day in 1937, Americans celebrated the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California

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