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1861 - 1952 (90 years)
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1 | 1861 | - 29 Jan 1861: Kansas becomes a U.S. state
- 12 Apr 1861—9 Apr 1865: American Civil War
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2 | 1863 | - 1863: Abraham Lincoln proclaims national Thanksgiving Day
- 20 Jun 1863: West Virginia becomes a U.S. state
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3 | 1864 | - 31 Oct 1864: Nevada becomes a U.S. state
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4 | 1865 | - 9 Apr 1865: Lee surrenders to Grant, ending the American Civil War
- 15 Apr 1865: Abraham Lincoln is assinated by John Wilkes Booth
- Jun 1865—Dec 1868: Freedmen's Bureau assists freed ex-slaves in the South
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5 | 1867 | - 1 Mar 1867: Nebraska becomes a U.S. state
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6 | 1875 | - 1 Mar 1875: The Civil Rights Act of 1875 is signed by President Grant
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7 | 1876 | - 1 Aug 1876: Colorado becomes a U.S. state
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8 | 1889 | - Nov 1889: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington become U.S. states
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9 | 1890 | - 1890: Idaho, Wyoming become U.S. states
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10 | 1896 | - 4 Jan 1896: Utah becomes a U.S. state
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11 | 1898 | - Apr 1898—Aug 1898: Spanish-American War
- 10 Dec 1898: The Treaty of Paris of 1898 is signed, giving the United States control of Cuba, the Phillipines, Puerto Rico, and Guam
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12 | 1907 | - 16 Nov 1907: Oklahoma becomes a U.S. state
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13 | 1912 | - 1912: New Mexico, Arizona become U.S. states
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14 | 1914 | - Jul 1914—11 Nov 1918: World War I
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15 | 1917 | - 6 Apr 1917: United States declares war on Germany, entering World War I
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16 | 1918 | - 11 Nov 1918: World War I ends
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17 | 1939 | - 1 Sep 1939—2 Sep 1945: World War II
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18 | 1941 | - 1941: Thanksgiving Day is set to be 4th Thursday in November by Franklin Roosevelt
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19 | 1945 | - 2 Sep 1945: Formal surrender of Japan, ending World War II
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