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The pit and the pendelum
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Trail of Tears
Thousands of Cherokee Indians die on forced march to reservations -
Slaves take over slave ship amistad
land in Ny -
Baseball is invented
Abner Doubleday invents baseball at Cooperstown, NY -
President dies
William Henry Harrison takes oath on March 4 as 9th President. Catches cold at inauguration and dies April 4 - one month after taking office. -
New frontier
Webster-Ashburton Treaty defines Canadian-U.S. frontier, Aug 9. -
New Teleghraph link
Samuel F. B. Morse opens telegraphic link between Baltimore and D.C. -
11th President
James K. Polk takes oath on March 4 as 11th President -
War in Mexico
Texas is annexed; war with Mexico follows. -
The crack
Large crack in Liberty Bell gets too bad to permit ringing any more -
New State
New Mexico annexed by the United States. -
Famine
Potato Famine in Ireland, irish flee to america
