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— 250 years since 1776. Explore two and a half centuries of American history.
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Anniversaries in American history that fall on January 21.
1824 · People / Military Leaders
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson born
Confederate General, Army of Northern Virginia, 1861–1863
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
1813 · People / Explorers
John C. Frémont born
The Pathfinder of the West whose maps drew settlers into California and Oregon
John C. Frémont