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  1. 1840
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  3. February 1 - The first U.S. college of dentistry is chartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
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  5. March 31 - A ten-hour work day for federal employees in public works jobs is established by
  6. executive order.
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  8. July 19 - The first Cunard steamship, the Britannia, reaches Boston, Massachusetts.
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