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- Great Hall of Smithsonian Castle Opens to Public
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- February 8, 1855
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- Joseph Henry Opposes Smithsonian's Acceptance of Government Collections
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- 1849
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- Purchase of Smithson Portrait
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- January 11, 1850
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- Joseph Henry Becomes Chairman of U.S. Light-House Board
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- October 1871
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- Joseph Henry Elected President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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- September 23, 1848
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- Henry's Tenure at Princeton
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- November 1832
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- Henry's Early Research in Electromagnetism
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- October 10, 1827
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- Telegraph Patent Controversy
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- March 16, 1857
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- Joseph Henry Testifies for Morse v. O'Reilly Telegraph Patent Case
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- September 7, 1849
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- Joseph Henry First Mentioned as Candidate for Smithsonian Secretaryship
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- August 19, 1846
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