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In 1902 while on a hunting expedition in Sharkey County, President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt refused to shoot a captured bear. This act resulted in the creation of the world-famous teddy bear.
Mississippi was the first state in the nation to have a planned system of junior colleges.
Mississippi is the birthplace of the Order of the Eastern Star.
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Dashing hatmaker John B. Stetson made his western creation at Dunn’s Falls after the Civil War, forever changing cowboy style. rd.com
There is MUCH more to discover about Mississippi, USA. Read on!
1729 - November 28 - Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
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November 28, 1729- 1797 - Spain ceded Mississippi to America
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mstimeln.htm - 1817 - Mississippi became 20th state; Indian lands opened for white settlement
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mstimeln.htm - 1839 - Mississippi allows women to own property in their own names. It is the first state to do so.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/aug/11/women-rights-money-timeline-history - 1861 - January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
...Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, formally took leave of the Senate in a few eloquent remarks. He wished to part with his late associates with kindness...Read MORE... - 1862 - Decoration Day first celebrated in Mississippi
The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996 - 1870 - Mississippi readmitted to Union; public education established
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mstimeln.htm - 1886 - March 17 – Carrollton Massacre: 20 African Americans are killed in Mississippi.
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March 17, 1886 - 1895 - Mississippi
Mississippi, one of the Gulf States of the American Union, bounded N. by Tennessee, E. by Alabama, S. by the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana, and W. by...Read MORE... - 1898 - Charm of Farm Life. The Rural Habitation is the Place Where Home Ties Are Strongest and Purest.
No one pretends that farmers are making money rapidly; they have their vexations and discouragements as do others, but they have several things to be ...Read MORE... 
The First Baptist Church, Gulfport, Mississippi
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June 23, 1900
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(IL) - Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois- 1907 - Boll weevils destroyed cotton crops in Mississippi
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mstimeln.htm - 1919-1920 - Mississippi was the first state to ratify the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, issuing in the era of Prohibition in 1919-1920
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ mississippi.html - 1927 - Mississippi River flooded 2,722,000 acres in Delta area; thousands homeless
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Capitol Street Looking East, Jackson, Miss.
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Angelo's Place - Facing the Sparkling Waters of the Gulf on U.S. 90, Gulfport, Mississippi
Postcard- 1935 - September 24 – Earl W. Bascom and his brother Weldon produce the first night rodeo held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi.
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September 24, 1935 - 1936 - April 5 – A tornado hits Tupelo, Mississippi, killing 216 and injuring over 700
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April 5, 1936 - 1969 - August 17 - Camille, the second worst hurricane in U.S. history, smashed into the Mississippi coast.
Winds gusted to 172 mph at Main Pass Block LA, and to 190 mph near Bay Saint Louis MS. The hurricane claimed 256 lives, and caused 1.3 billion...Read MORE...
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The First Baptist Church, Gulfport, Mississippi
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Daily Herald
Mississippi
June 23, 1900
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(IL) - Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois
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Capitol Street Looking East, Jackson, Miss.
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Angelo's Place - Facing the Sparkling Waters of the Gulf on U.S. 90, Gulfport, Mississippi
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1729 - November 28 - Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
onthisday.com
November 28, 1729
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1797 - Spain ceded Mississippi to America
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mstimeln.htm
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1817 - Mississippi became 20th state; Indian lands opened for white settlement
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mstimeln.htm
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1839 - Mississippi allows women to own property in their own names. It is the first state to do so.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/aug/11/women-rights-money-timeline-history
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1861 - January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
...Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, formally took leave of the Senate in a few eloquent remarks. He wished to part with his late associates with kindness... Read MORE...
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1862 - Decoration Day first celebrated in Mississippi
The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
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1870 - Mississippi readmitted to Union; public education established
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mstimeln.htm
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1886 - March 17 – Carrollton Massacre: 20 African Americans are killed in Mississippi.
www.wikipedia.org
March 17, 1886
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1895 - Mississippi
Mississippi, one of the Gulf States of the American Union, bounded N. by Tennessee, E. by Alabama, S. by the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana, and W. by... Read MORE...
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1898 - Charm of Farm Life. The Rural Habitation is the Place Where Home Ties Are Strongest and Purest.
No one pretends that farmers are making money rapidly; they have their vexations and discouragements as do others, but they have several things to be ... Read MORE...
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1907 - Boll weevils destroyed cotton crops in Mississippi
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mstimeln.htm
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1919-1920 - Mississippi was the first state to ratify the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, issuing in the era of Prohibition in 1919-1920
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ mississippi.html
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1927 - Mississippi River flooded 2,722,000 acres in Delta area; thousands homeless
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mstimeln.htm
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1935 - September 24 – Earl W. Bascom and his brother Weldon produce the first night rodeo held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi.
www.wikipedia.org
September 24, 1935
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1936 - April 5 – A tornado hits Tupelo, Mississippi, killing 216 and injuring over 700
www.wikipedia.org
April 5, 1936
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1969 - August 17 - Camille, the second worst hurricane in U.S. history, smashed into the Mississippi coast.
Winds gusted to 172 mph at Main Pass Block LA, and to 190 mph near Bay Saint Louis MS. The hurricane claimed 256 lives, and caused 1.3 billion... Read MORE...
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