1863 ⟶ Enslaved Man Gordon Escapes Louisiana Plantation
Gordon (slave) Gordon, or "Whipped Peter", was an enslaved A...
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🛺 First Major Wagon Train Departs Missouri
The first wagon train sets out from Missouri.⟶
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United States🗣️ Seneca Falls Convention Launches Women's Rights Movement
Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights convention in the United States and leads to the battle for women's suffrage.⟶
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United States🗣️ Frederick Douglass Delivers "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro"
Frederick Douglass delivers his speech "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" in Rochester, New York.⟶
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United States🏃🏿♂️ Enslaved Man Gordon Escapes Louisiana Plantation
Gordon (slave) Gordon, or "Whipped Peter", was an enslaved African American who escaped from a Louisiana plantation in March 1863.⟶
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United States📜 Emancipation Proclamation Issued by Abraham Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring slaves in Confederate territories free, a pivotal step toward abolishing slavery in the United States.⟶
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United States🏞️ Yellowstone National Park Established
Yellowstone national park, the first national park, is created.⟶
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