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Walt Whitman DeathWalt Whitman bornWhitman quits schoolWhitman teachesWhitman writes a newspaperWalt begins to publish his workLeaves of GrassWalt's father passes awayCivil WarAbraham Lincoln AssassinationWhitman suffers a stroke"Leaves of Grass" is publishedEmily Dickinson bornAmherst AcademyEmily has her first publicationEdward Dickinson ElectedSeveral of Emily's Poems have been publishedCivil War EndsEmily Dickinson DiesEmily's Poems are publishedEmily attends Mount HolyokeDickinson copies her poemsEmily isolates herselfDickinson quits collegeSlave TradeHomestead ActLincoln issues the Emancipation ProclamationThe Thirteenth AmendmentCivil Rights ActOregon Trail
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