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The Great Depression, the New Deal, and World War II in the American West
The Great Depression and World War II, far and away the worst economic calamity and the...
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Dolley Madison: First Lady and Queen
Whatever else you can say about Dolley Payne Todd Madison (1768–1849), she was famous. She was so well known and well regarded in her lifetime that, at her death in 1849, both houses of Congress adjourned, along with the Supreme Court, to join President Zachary Taylor, escorting her coffin in the largest...
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Slavery abolished in Washington, DC
Congress abolished slavery in Washington, DC, with a provision for compensation to loyal owners.
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Enabling Act of 1889
The Enabling Act of 1889 allowed Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington to become states.
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Tacoma Anti-Chinese Riot
In Tacoma, Washington, the mayor and police department led a riot to drive Chinese from the city.
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Seattle Anti-Chinese Riot
An anti-Chinese riot in Seattle drove most Chinese from the city.
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Habeas corpus suspended
Abraham Lincoln authorized the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus between Philadelphia and Washington, DC, after a riot in Baltimore, Maryland, endangered soldiers and civilians.
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Lincoln assassinated
President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washingon, DC, during a performance of Our American Cousin.
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First telegraph message
Samuel F.B. Morse sent the first message by telegraph: “What hath God wrought.”
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Million Man March
In the Million Man March, first proposed by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, hundreds of thousands of African American men marched in Washington, DC, to address problems, create awareness, and promote respect for and within black communities.