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*'''1843:'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1284 Wyandot removed to Kansas]  
*'''1843:'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1284 Wyandot removed to Kansas]  
*'''1861-1865: ''' 310,000 Ohio men served in the Union armed forces during the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/ Civil War].  
*'''1861-1865: ''' 310,000 Ohio men served in the Union armed forces during the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/ Civil War].  
*'''1898:'''  Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines.
*'''1917–1918:'''  More than 26 million men from the United States ages 18 through 45 registered with the Selective Service.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I World War I] over 4.7 million American men and women served during the war.
*'''1930's:'''  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities.
*'''1940–1945:'''  Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. Over 16.3 million American men and women served in the armed forces during [http://www.worldwar-2.net/ World War II].
*'''1950–1953:'''  Over 5.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.korean-war.com/ Korean War].
*'''1950's–1960's'''  The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances.
*'''1964–1972:'''  Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War].
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