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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1857 | - 4 Mar 1857—4 Mar 1861: 15th US President
James Buchanan served as the 15th President of the USA
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| 2 | 1860 | - 1860—1861: Southern States Secede
Eleven pro-slavery southern states secede from Union and form Confederate States of America, triggering civil war with abolitionist northern states
- 3 Apr 1860—26 Oct 1861: Pony Express in service
American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders
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| 3 | 1861 | - 29 Jan 1861: Kansas becomes 34th state
Kansas admitted to the Union
- 4 Mar 1861—15 Apr 1865: 16th US President
Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the USA
- 12 Apr 1861—26 May 1865: US Civil War
Northern states fight against the Southern states in the US
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| 4 | 1863 | - 1863: Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free
- 20 Jun 1863: West Virginia becomes 35th state
West Virginia admitted to the Union
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| 5 | 1864 | - 31 Oct 1864: Nevada becomes 36th state
Nevada admitted to the Union
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| 6 | 1865 | - 1865: Slavery abolished
slavery abolished under Thirteenth Amendment
- 15 Apr 1865—4 Mar 1869: 17th US President
Andrew Johnson served as the 17th President of the USA
- 15 Apr 1865: Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
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| 7 | 1867 | - 1 Mar 1867: Nebraska becomes 37th state
Nebraska admitted to the Union
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| 8 | 1869 | - 4 Mar 1869—4 Mar 1877: 18th US President
Ulysses S Grant served as the 18th President of the USA
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| 9 | 1876 | - 1 Aug 1876: Colorado becomes 38th state
Colorado admitted to the Union
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| 10 | 1877 | - 4 Mar 1877—4 Mar 1881: 19th US President
Rutherford B Hayes served as the 19th President of the USA
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| 11 | 1881 | - 4 Mar 1881—19 Sep 1881: 20th US President
James A Garfield served as the 20th President of the USA
- 19 Sep 1881—4 Mar 1885: 21st US President
Chester A Arthur served as the 21st President of the USA
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| 12 | 1885 | - 4 Mar 1885—4 Mar 1889: 22nd US President
Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd President of the USA
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| 13 | 1889 | - 4 Mar 1889—4 Mar 1893: 23rd US President
Benjamin Harrison served as the 23rd President of the USA
- 2 Nov 1889: North Dakota becomes 39th state
North Dakota admitted to the Union
- 2 Nov 1889: South Dakota becomes 40th state
North Dakota admitted to the Union
- 8 Nov 1889: Montana becomes 41st state
Montana admitted to the Union
- 11 Nov 1889: Washington becomes 42nd state
Washington admitted to the Union
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| 14 | 1890 | - 3 Jul 1890: Idaho becomes 43rd state
Idaho admitted to the Union
- 10 Jul 1890: Wyoming becomes 44th state
Wyoming admitted to the Union
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| 15 | 1893 | - 4 Mar 1893—4 Mar 1897: 24th US President
Grover Cleveland served as the 24th President of the USA
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| 16 | 1896 | - 4 Jan 1896: Utah becomes 45th state
Utah admitted to the Union
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| 17 | 1897 | - 4 Mar 1897—14 Sep 1901: 25th US President
William McKinley served as the 25th President of the USA
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| 18 | 1901 | - 14 Sep 1901—4 Mar 1909: 26th US President
Theodore Roosevelt served as the 26th President of the USA
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| 19 | 1907 | - 16 Nov 1907: Oklahoma becomes 46th state
Oklahoma admitted to the Union
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| 20 | 1909 | - 4 Mar 1909—4 Mar 1913: 27th US President
William Howard Taft served as the 27th President of the USA
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| 21 | 1912 | - 6 Jan 1912: New Mexico becomes 47th state
New Mexico admitted to the Union
- 14 Feb 1912: Arizona becomes 48th state
Arizona admitted to the Union
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| 22 | 1913 | - 4 Mar 1913—4 Mar 1921: 28th US President
Woodrow Wilson served as 28th President of the USA
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| 23 | 1920 | - 1920: US Women Granted Right to Vote
Women given the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment
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| 24 | 1921 | - 4 Mar 1921—2 Aug 1923: 29th US President
Warren G Harding served as the 29th President of the USA
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