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U.S. History Timeline: After Lincoln, Before Coolidge

Second article connecting the dots on a presidential timeline. The first dot was the election of the country's first POTUS, 1789. This next dot is Lincoln's assassination, 1865.

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U.S. History Timeline: From Washington to Tyler

Ever have a significant event occur in your life and wonder what might be happening in someone else's life at the same time?

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Abraham Lincoln Sites in Springfield, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky but moved to Illinois where he spent most of his adult life. Take a virtual tour of the Lincoln sites around Springfield, Illinois.

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Belinda, the Slave Who Sued Her Master for Back Wages

Belinda was a slave, abandoned and left to starve when her owner fled the country. However she had a plan and became the first slave to demand payment for her years of hard work.

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The Lost Colony of Roanoke

The first British colony in America disappeared without a trace. It's a mystery which has kept people guessing since the 16th century.

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Virginia Dare: The First European Baby Born in America

For the British colonists at Roanoke, in modern day North Carolina, the 'first white baby' born in America was their hope for the future. But what happened to her?

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The Women Who Fought in the American Civil War

When we imagine the heat and blood of Gettysburg, it's the men that we see standing or falling in the blasts. But there were women there too, in the ranks, with their muskets.

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SS Eastland - The Poor Man's Titanic Sank with A Great Loss of Life

The SS Eastland carried passengers for 12 years, in spite of incidents that proved it to be unstable. When it finally capsized on July 24th, 1915. 844 people were killed.

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The Carolina Conjoined Slave Twins Born in 1851

In 1851 children who were born ill or with special needs seldom survived. Conjoined twins Millie and Christine McKoy had a double dose of danger. They were also born into slavery .

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What Started the Hatfield and McCoy Family Feud - How Many People were Killed?

The Hatfield-McCoy Feud has it's roots in the Civil War. It escalated over a pig and then took off over an illicit relationship. Eventually about a dozen family member were killed.

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Invention of Breakfast Cereal

The invention of corn flakes and the birth of a new American breakfast.

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1819 United States Immigration Act

Once this law was enacted, statistics on immigration to the United States were more accurate.

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Ambrose Bierce

California newspaper columnist and satirist, famous for biting wit and mysterious disappearance.

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History of the Potato Chip

This American snack food was originally an expensive treat available at fine resorts.

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Alfred Ely Beach and his secret subway.

There wasn't a legal way for Beach to build his NYC subway so he built it in secret.

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Cardiff Giant American Hoax

A petrified giant was discovered to great excitement in rural New York, but all was not as it seemed.

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Hetty Green Witch of Wall Street

Hetty Green was a rich, eccentric New York City miser.

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Frank Merriwell Dime Novel Hero

Frank Merriwell was a popular fictional hero in dime novels and magazine serials. He was manly, brave, dashing and a role model for young American males.

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