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1860 - Birth of Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout founder.

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1861 - US General Winfield Scott, Commander of the US Army, resigns at age 94 citing failing health.

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1864 - Nevada admitted as 36th US state.

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1865 - William Parson third Earl of Rosse and maker of large telescopes, dies.

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1887 - Birth of Chiang Kai-shek Chekiang Province, China, president of Nationalist China.

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1887 - Birth of Edouard Lalonde Canada, NHL player (Montreal Canadiens)/lacrosse player.

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1888 - Birth of Sir George Hubert Wilkins Australia, polar explorer (Flying the Arctic).

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1892 - Arthur Conan Doyle publishes "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."

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1893 - Birth of Sara Allgood Dublin Ireland, actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase).

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1893 - The World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois closes.

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