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Jan. 4, 1896 - Everett Dirksen, prominent U.S. congressman and senator, is born

Jan. 3, 1877 - John W.E. Thomas, Illinois’ first African-American legislator, takes office

Jan. 2, 1884 - Oscar Micheaux, regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, is born

Jan. 1, 2008 - Illinois’ smoking ban goes into effect

Dec. 31, 1910 - Two daring aviators, both Illinois natives, died in separate air crashes on this date

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