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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 April 21.
1838 · People / Scientists & Inventors
John Muir born
Naturalist, Writer, and Father of the American Conservation Movement
John Muir
1836 · People / Military Leaders
Sam Houston born
President of Texas, U.S. Senator, and the man who refused to take the Confederacy's oath
Sam Houston