UnScramble this Word: n c e l r t y e?

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In 1844 ---------- Republic gains it's independence. ?

In 1883 Oscar ---------- patents first practical cigar-rolling machine. ?

In 1902 John---------- , writer, born. ?

In 1922 U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld the ---------- Amendment (woman's right to vote). ?

In 1930 Joanne ---------- (in Thomasville, GA), actress, wife of Paul Newman, born. ?