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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
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[2] 461 – Majorian is arrested near Tortona (northern Italy) and deposed by the Suebian general Ricimer as puppet emperor. 932 – After a two-year siege, the city of Toledo, in Spain, surrenders to the forces of the Caliph of Córdoba Abd al-Rahman III, assuming an important victory in his campaign to subjugate the Central March. [3]
July 4 – The United States centennial is celebrated. August 1 Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state (see History of Colorado). Senate votes to acquit former Secretary of War William W. Belknap of all impeached charges relating to the trader post scandal. August 2 – Wild Bill Hickok is killed during a poker game in Deadwood, Dakota.
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July 4 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929, 29th vice president of the United States from 1921 to 1923 (died 1933) July 8 – John H. Bankhead II, U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1931 to 1946 (died 1946) August 2 – George E. Stewart, U.S. Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1946)
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February 12 – Former President Abraham Lincoln's birthday is declared a national public holiday in the United States. February 18 – Pennsauken Township, New Jersey is incorporated. February 23 – The 7.1–7.2 M w Laguna Salada earthquake shakes Southern California and northern Mexico with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).