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===1601–1900===
*[[1701]] &ndash; [[Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac]] founds the trading post at [[Fort Detroit|Fort Pontchartrain]], which later becomes the city of [[Detroit]].
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[War of the Spanish Succession]]: The French under [[Marshal Villars]] win a [[battle of Denain|decisive victory]] over [[Eugene of Savoy]] at Denain.<ref>* {{Cite book |title=The Wars of Louis XIV: 1667–1714 |last=Lynn |first=John A. |author-link=John A. Lynn |year=1999 |publisher=Longman |location=London |isbn=0-582-05629-2 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/warsoflouisxiv1600lynn|page=354}}</ref>
*[[1847]] &ndash; After 17 months of travel, [[Brigham Young]] leads 148 [[Mormons|Mormon]] pioneers into [[Salt Lake Valley]], resulting in the establishment of [[Salt Lake City]].
*  1847   &ndash; [[Richard March Hoe]],  American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press.
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Second Battle of Kernstown|Battle of Kernstown]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[General (CSA)|General]] [[Jubal Early]] defeats [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops led by General [[George Crook]] in an effort to keep them out of the [[Shenandoah Valley]].
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]]: [[Tennessee]] becomes the first [[U.S. state]] to be readmitted to Congress following the American Civil War.