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1865 - President Johnson proclaims an end to "insurrection" in Texas.

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1866 - President Andrew Johnson officially declares the American Civil War to be ended.

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1873 - Birth of Eliel Saarinen Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Michigan).

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1881 - Birth of Edgar Albert Guest Detroit Michigan, poet/newspaperman.

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1882 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow.

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1890 - Birth of H.P. Lovecraft; American Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness).

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1896 - Dial telephone patented.

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1901 - Birth of Salvatore Quasimodo Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel Prize 1959).

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1907 - Birth of Alan Reed New York City; actor (Mr Adams and Eve/voice (Fred Flintstone).

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1907 - Birth of Shirley Booth New York City, actress (Hazel-Hazel, A Touch of Grace).

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