Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
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May
22
The first major wagon train to the northwest departs from Elm Grove, Missouri, on the Oregon Trail.
‘Barlow Cutoff’, near Mount Hood, Oregon. (Credit: MPI/Getty Images)
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Dec
19
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