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The SS St.louis
The MS St. Louis was a German ocean liner most notable for a single voyage in 1939, in which her captain, Gustav Schröder, tried to find homes for 915 German refugees, after they were denied entry to Cuba, the United States and Canada, until finally accepted in various European countries, which were later engulfed in World War II. Historians have estimated that, after their return to Europe, approximately a quarter of the ship's passengers died in concentration camps. -
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The Dionne Quintuplets
Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile and Marie aroused worldwide attention after their birth at Corbeil, Ontario, to Oliva and Elzire Dionne on 28 May 1934. With only two previous cases on record, they were the only quintuplets to survive for more than a few days. -
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The quintuplets became international celebrities during their early years—making three feature films for Twentieth Century-Fox, providing profitable endorsements for products from cod-liver oil to typewriters and automobiles, and attracting hordes of tourists to northern Ontario. -
The battle of Hong Kong
The battle of Hong Kong was from december 8-24 1941 was one of the first battle on of the campaign of world war 2. on the same morning as the attack on the U.Snavy base at pearl Harbor, forces of the empire attacked British Hong Kong. The attack was in violation of international laws as juepan had not declared war against the british empire.
