The Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated on the Washington Mall

First U.S. antislavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY

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  Lesson 3: A Debate Against Slavery

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Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson born

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  Play with Words: Rhyme & Verse

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