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on 7/16/1858
"There are a few simple principles to be preserved. Bear in mind the dividing line between State rights and Federal authority; let us maintain the great principles of popular sovereignty, of State rights, and of the Federal Union as the Constitution has made it, and this Republic will endure forever."
![Picture of United States. Declaration of Independence in 1775 Letter to Ruth G. Hopkins, his daughter, Providence [R. I.]](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=3999122&t=w)
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on 7/16/1863
in Michigan
Dont give an inch boys dont give an inch! Col rallies troops of 16th to defend right flank of Battle of Gettysburg July 2nd
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on 7/16/1911
in Hollywood
July 16 : Actress and dancer is born She partnered with in many musicals including Top Hat In this 1984 photo she donates dress she wore in 1935 musical to Smithsonian More photos here: tco KB0S2f0xrf tco vcsu0jXWrd
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on 7/16/1881
collapses as Secretary of State Blaine gestures for help. Engraving from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper