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 1897 - 1961  (64 years) 
	
		|  | Date | Event(s) |  
| 1 | 1732 | 22 Feb 1732—1799: George Washington
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| 2 | 1803 | 1803—1806: Lewis and Clark Expedition1 Mar 1803: Ohio Statehood.
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| 3 | 1812 |  |  
| 4 | 1818 | 3 Dec 1818: Illinois Statehood.
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| 5 | 1837 | 26 Jan 1837: Michigan Statehood.
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| 6 | 1846 | 28 Dec 1846: Iowa Statehood.
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| 7 | 1858 | 11 May 1858: Minnesota Statehood.
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| 8 | 1861 |  |  
| 9 | 1889 | 2 Nov 1889: South Dakota and North Dakota Statehood.11 Nov 1889: Washington Statehood.
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| 10 | 1890 | 10 Jul 1890: Wyoming Statehood.
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| 11 | 1914 |  |  
| 12 | 1918 | 1918: Influenza epidemic killing an estimated 50 million people world wide.
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| 13 | 1939 |  |  
| 14 | 1950 |  |  |  |  | 
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