The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico

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Aug 10 1680
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1949 Nobel Prize winner, American novelist, William Faulkner is born

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September 25, 1897
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Robert Frost, American poet, is born

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March 26, 1874
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American author John Updike born

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March 18, 1932
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    The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited in many U.S. public schools, marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage

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    October 12, 1892
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