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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of having a dream that his “children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
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The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Creek in northern California on January 24, 1848, prompted thousands of people to undertake a dangerous trek westward in search of fortune.
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President Theodore Roosevelt was instrumental in advocating for land conservation across the nation. In January of 1908, he declared the Grand Canyon a National Monument, leading to the eventual development of a National Park system.
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