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| April 16, 1862 in History |
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Event: Slavery abolished in District of Columbia |
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abolished Columbia District slavery Related Year: 1862 Related Events: April 16 |
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1980 Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis 1972 2 giants pandas arrive in U.S., from China 1962 Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News 1908 Natural Bridges National Monument forms near Lake Powell, Utah 1900 U.S. Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps |
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