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Anniversaries honor notable Americans in history
Know America Today's anniversaries highlight Rebecca Lukens a Pennsylvanian iron manufacturer first woman manager in the iron industry born Coatesville Pa died 1854 Joseph Holt Kentucky lawyer postmaster general secretary of war Lincoln's judge advocate general born Breckinridge Ky died 1863 Charles Sumner famed Massachusetts senator influential to moral right and justice born Boston died 1874 Thomas M Cooley Michigan jurist born near Attica N Y died 1898 Clarence King geologist first head U S Geological Survey born Newport R I died 1902 Tom Mix cowboy actor born El Paso County Texas died 1940 plus list of historical dates events and later birthdates.
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Rebecca W. Lukens
Pennsyania
Coatesville
Joseph Holt
Kentucky
Lincoln
Breckinnridge Co
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts
Boston
Thomas M. Cooley
Lunersty
Michigan
Attica
N. Y
Clarence King
U. S. Geological Survey
Thon
Newport
Tom Mix
el Paso Co
Tex
George Washington
Martha Custis
Congress