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Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (died 1836)
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Davy Crockett
American politician and frontiersman (1786–1836)
David Crockett was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives and fought in the Texas Revolution.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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