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U.S. #941 pictures the state capitol, President Andrew Jackson, and Governor John Sevier.
 June 1, 1796

Tennessee Becomes 16th State 

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee was admitted as the 16th state in the Union.

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U.S. #904 pictures Daniel Boone and others looking across the Kentucky River toward the capital city of Frankfort.
 June 1, 1792

Kentucky Becomes 15th State

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky was admitted as America’s 15th state.

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U.S. #867 – Whitman was called father of free verse.
 May 31, 1819

Happy Birthday Walt Whitman 

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U.S. #571 was issued less than a year after the dedication.
 May 30, 1922

Dedication of Lincoln Memorial 

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U.S. #755 commemorates the 300th anniversary of the landing of French explorer, Jean Nicolet, on the shores of present-day Green Bay.
 May 29, 1848

Wisconsin Becomes 30th State 

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U.S. #777 – This Rhode Island tercentenary stamp pictures Roger Williams, who founded the state’s first permanent white settlement.
 May 29, 1790

Rhode Island Becomes 13th State 

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U.S. #2089 pictures Thorpe in his Canton Bulldogs football uniform.
 May 28, 1888

Happy Birthday Jim Thorpe 

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U.S. #728 – Restoration of Fort Dearborn stamp issued for the fair.
 May 27, 1933

Century of Progress World’s Fair Opens 

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1990 25¢ Classic Films: Stagecoach
 May 26, 1907

Happy Birthday John Wayne 

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