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May 23, 1900: The first portable Ferris wheel, the “Big Eli” Wheel created by W.E. Sullivan, debuts in Central Park in Jacksonville

May 22, 1849: Abraham Lincoln is issued patent No. 6,469 for an invention to lift boats over shoals and obstructions in rivers

May 21, 1968: Lt. Gov. Sam Shapiro is sworn in as governor to complete the second term of Otto Kerner Jr.

May 20, 1970: University of Chicago physicist Albert Crewe wows the nation when he obtains the first photo of a single atom

May 19, 1932: Peoria voters approve construction of an airport to replace its airfield

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