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Today in History - June 4 On June 4, 1919, Congress, by joint resolution, approved the woman’s suffrage amendment and sent it to the states for ratification. Continue reading. On June 4, 1754, twenty-two-year-old Colonel George Washington and his small military force were busy constructing Fort Necessity, east of what is known today as Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Continue reading. On June 4, 1968, Dorothy (Elizabeth) Gish died in Rapallo, Italy. Born on March 11, 1898, in Massillon, Ohio, Ms. Gish was an American motion-picture and stage actress who starred in early silent film classics. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - June 3 On June 3, 1864, the second battle of Cold Harbor began. Continue reading. On June 3, 1880, Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first wireless telephone message on his newly invented photophone from the top of the Franklin School in Washington, D.C. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - June 2 On June 2, 1824, Congress enacted the Indian Citizenship Act, which granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States. Continue reading. President Grover Cleveland wed Frances Folsom in a White House ceremony on June 2, 1886. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - June 1 The annual parade of “New York’s Finest” was filmed on June 1, 1899, in Union Square. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 31 On May 31, 1921, this nation witnessed a race massacre and acts of dispossession against Black residents in the segregated and thriving Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Continue reading. Walt Whitman, American poet, journalist, and essayist, was born on May 31, 1819, in West Hills, New York. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 30 In 1868, Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic issued General Order Number 11 designating May 30 as a memorial day “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land." Continue reading. On May 30, 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was officially dedicated in Washington, D.C. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 29 Patrick Henry was born on May 29, 1736, in Studley, Virginia. He was a brilliant orator and an influential leader in the Revolutionary opposition to British government. Continue reading. On May 29, 1848, Wisconsin became the thirtieth state admitted to the Union. The “Badger State” was the last state formed in its entirety from the Northwest Territory. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 28 On May 28 and 29, 1851, the Ohio Woman’s Rights Convention met in Akron. Mrs. Frances D. Gage, convention president, began the proceedings with a stirring call to arms. Continue reading. World-class athlete Jim Thorpe was born in a one-room cabin near Prague in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, on May 28, 1888. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 27 On May 27, 1937, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was opened to the public for the first time for "Pedestrian Day," marking the start of the weeklong "Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta" held to celebrate its completion. Continue reading. Frontiersman, lawman, army scout, gambler, and legendary marksman James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok was born on May 27, 1837, in Troy Grove, Illinois. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 26 On May 26, 1864, President Lincoln signed an enabling act creating the Territory of Montana. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 25 Essayist, philosopher, and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston on May 25, 1803. Continue reading. Legendary jazz tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was born on May 25, 1878, in Richmond, Virginia. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 24 On May 24, 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 23 President William Howard Taft presided over the dedication of the New York Public Library on May 23, 1911. Continue reading. On May 23, 1865, the Army of the Potomac celebrated the end of the Civil War by parading down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 22 On May 22, 1802, the first of first ladies, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died of a severe fever. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 21 On May 21, 1796, attorney and statesman Reverdy Johnson was born in Annapolis, Maryland. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 20 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.

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Today in History - May 19 Johns Hopkins was born to a Quaker family on May 19, 1795, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Continue reading. On May 19, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant attempted to take the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.