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1896
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Born on May 11
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1901
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Native Americans became citizens
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1904
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Kinkaid Act
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1908
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First short story published
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1910
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Family moved to Sandhills
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1913
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July; passed the rural teachers examination. Taught in the Sandoz barn. Attended Chadron State Normal School (now Chadron State College) for one short summer teacher's institute.
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1917
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U.S. entered World War I
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1919
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Moved to Lincoln to attend Lincoln Business College
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1929
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Start of the Great Depression
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1929
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Winner of Omaha Women's Press Club Award for "Victorie"
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1934
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Hired by Nebraska State Historical Society with New Deal Funds
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1935
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First book published "Old Jules"
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1938
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Lobbied for better conditions for Government Western Archives in Washington, D.C., she considered this her most important work to preserve history.
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1940
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Moved to Denver
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1942
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U.S. entered World War II
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1943
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Moved to New York
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1950
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Korean War began
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1950
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Received honorary doctorate from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln
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1955
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Spent Christmas in the Sandhills. The highway sign reads "Home of Mari Sandoz"
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1959
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Featured in a television series about the West
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1960
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Woolworth's Sit-in
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1963
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JFK assassinated
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1964
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Won Western Writers of America "Spur Award" for Best Juvenile Book
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1966
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Died on March 10
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