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On This Day In January 1863 - U.S. President ______ signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves in the rebel states were free.?

On This Day In January 1887 - Queen Victoria was proclaimed ______ of India in Delhi.?

On This Day In January 1892 - Ellis Island Immigrant Station formally ______ in New York.?

On This Day In January 1892 - ______ and New York merged to form the single city of New York.?

On This Day In January 1894 - The Manchester Ship ______ was officially opened to traffic.?