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(see History of Mississippi). 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{"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364939346#October–December", "title": "1845", "revid": 1364939346, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1845, "year_label": "1845 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 29", "text": "December 29 – Texas is admitted as the 28th U.S. state.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364939346#October–December", "title": "1845", "revid": 1364939346, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1850, "year_label": "1850 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 9", "text": "September 9 – California is admitted as the 31st U.S. state.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365770371#July–September", "title": "1850", "revid": 1365770371, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1850, "year_label": "1850 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 9", "text": "September 9 – California is admitted to the Union as the 31st state (see History of California and An Act for the Admission of the State of California).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371481343#July–September", "title": "1850 in the United States", "revid": 1371481343, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1858, "year_label": "1858 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 11", "text": "May 11 – Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. state.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371625769#April–June", "title": "1858", "revid": 1371625769, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1858, "year_label": "1858 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 11", "text": "May 11 – Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. state (see History of Minnesota).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371126560#Events", "title": "1858 in the United States", "revid": 1371126560, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1859, "year_label": "1859 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"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367594292#November", "title": "1889", "revid": 1367594292, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1889, "year_label": "1889 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 11", "text": "November 11 – Washington is admitted as the 42nd U.S. state.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367594292#November", "title": "1889", "revid": 1367594292, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1890, "year_label": "1890 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 3", "text": "July 3 – Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364071388#July", "title": "1890", "revid": 1364071388, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1890, "year_label": "1890 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 10", "text": "July 10 – Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364071388#July", "title": "1890", "revid": 1364071388, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1896, "year_label": "1896 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 4", "text": "January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364785538#January", "title": "1896", "revid": 1364785538, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1906, "year_label": "1906 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 4", "text": "March 4 – Native American tribal governments are terminated in Indian Territory, a prerequisite for creating the U.S. state of Oklahoma in 1907.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359644694#January–March", "title": "1906 in the United States", "revid": 1359644694, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1907, "year_label": "1907 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 16", "text": "November 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At Mio in northern Michigan, it soars to 113 °F.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373956397#July–September", "title": "1936 in the United States", "revid": 1373956397, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1959, "year_label": "1959 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 4", "text": "July 4 – With the admission of Alaska as the 49th U.S. state earlier in the year, the 49-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370221732#July", "title": "1959", "revid": 1370221732, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1967, "year_label": "1967 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 12", "text": "June 12 – Loving v. Virginia: The United States Supreme Court declares all U.S. state laws prohibiting interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370160888#June", "title": "1967", "revid": 1370160888, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1973, "year_label": "1973 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "February 12", "text": "February 12 – Ohio becomes the first U.S. state to post road distance signs in metric (see Metric system in the United States).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373334789#February", "title": "1973 in the United States", "revid": 1373334789, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "March 11", "text": "March 11–13 – The March 1990 Central United States tornado outbreak produces 64 tornadoes across six US states, including four violent F4/F5 tornadoes. The outbreak leaves 2 dead, 89 injured, and causes over $500 million in damages.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#March", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › March"}}]}