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1792 - George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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1812 - Napoleon's invasion of Russia begins.

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1819 - Birth of Charles Kingsley England, clergyman/novelist (Westward Ho!).

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1829 - Birth of Johanna Spyri Switzerland, writer (Heidi).

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1838 - Hopkins Observatory, dedicated in Williamstown, Massachusetts

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1838 - Territory of Iowa organized.

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1839 - First baseball game played in America.

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1845 - George Abernethy becomes first governor of Oregon Country.

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1846 - Birth of Louis Oscar Roty in Paris, France; medalist and designer (La Semeuse on 1897+ French coins, 1890s Chile coins, 1880s Haiti coins, 1875 Grand Prix de Rome winner, 1885 Knight of the Legion of Honour).

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1849 - Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett, Louisville, Ky.

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