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the 13th admendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery
the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. The U.S. Secretary of State, James Madison paid 15 million dollars for the land
the date that Louisiana was admitted to the Union
a fire breaks out and burns much of the city of New Orleans
famous politician Huey Long is elected governor
one of four African American girls to integrate the New Orleans public school system in 1960
eight-day long protest of the segregated seating system on city buses.
the most important state officeholder in Louisiana history was , a latter-day Populist who was elected to the governorship in 1928 and inaugurated a period of social and economic reform
a deadly riot of April 1873 that began when heavily armed white Democrats tried to remove Republican electees from the Grant Parish Courthouse
the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash 1929 -1930s
was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States
Jackson led a battle that occurred when British troops attacked U.S. soldiers in New Orleans on January 8, 1815
was an American attorney, politician, judge, and a general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and the 28th governer of Louisiana
LaSalle claims Louisiana for France
Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River