On This Day: July 24

Tennessee became the first state to be re-admitted to the Union after the Civil War in 1866, and Amelia Earhart, Barry Bonds, and Jennifer Lopez were born.

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Tennessee became the first state to be re-admitted to the Union after the Civil War in 1866, and Amelia Earhart, Barry Bonds, and Jennifer Lopez were born.

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