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Oct 1792
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Construction begins on the White House, overseen by George Washington (who won't get a chance to live there) and designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban.
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18 Sep 1793
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George Washington lays cornerstone of U.S. Capitol
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1794
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Authorized
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1797
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John Adams is President of the United States.
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1799
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First Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
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4 Mar 1801-
4 Mar 1809
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Thomas Jefferson is President of the United States
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12 Feb 1809
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Birth of Abraham Lincoln
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4 Mar 1809-
4 Mar 1817
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James Madison is President of the United States
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14 Jun 1811
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Birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe
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24 Aug 1814
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British troops invade and set fire to the hastily-abandoned White House
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1817
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James Monroe is President of the United States
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1825
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John Quincy Adams is President of the United States
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4 Jul 1826
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Death of Thomas Jefferson
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1829
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Andrew Jackson is President of the United States
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6 Mar 1836
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During the Texan War for Independence, about 5,000 Mexican soldiers under Santa Ana storm the Alamo mission church, killing all 187 defenders inside. Among the dead are famed frontiersmen James Bowie and David Crockett.
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1837
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Martin van Buren is President of the United States
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1841
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John Tyler is President of the United States
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1845
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James K. Polk is President of the United States
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15 Jun 1846
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The Oregon Treaty defines Canadian-American border
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19 Jun 1846
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The first baseball game to use today's rules is played in Hoboken, New Jersey. The teams are the New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine.
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1849
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Zachary Taylor is President of the United States
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1850
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Millard Fillmore is President of the United States
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1851
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Salem becomes capital of the Oregon Territory
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1852
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Founding of Jacksonville, Oregon
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1853
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Franklin Pierce is President of the United States
