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After a period of seven years, the conflict between the British and French.
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The Mormons of 1846 were forced to flee their homes in Navuoo, Illonois and travel all the way to Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Jefferson Davis learns that he will be the President of the new Confederate States of America.
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Lindley M. Garrison resigns his duties as USW due to several heated arguments about the U.S. strategies for war.
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A japanese submarine bombed a U.S. Naval Base known as Midway.
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Gary Powers, an American spy pilot, is traded for a Russian spy, Ruldolf Abel, after his plane was shot down over Russia.
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A guerilla warfare group from the Viet Kong places a 100-pound explosive charge under a U.S. barracks.
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Garry Kasparov, a world-class chess champion, loses to a computer after a grueling six game match.
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The iconic child star Shirley Temple dies at age 85
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Ralph Nader, an auto safety activist, testifies before Congress about the lack of regulations in the creation of automobiles.