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On April 15th of 1865, The U.S President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while visiting a theatre. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth, many people thought he was a excellent president.
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On July 1st of 1867, Canada was officially recognized as a country, containing 4 provinces at the time. John A. Macdonald was the first Prime Minister of Canada, you can now find him on the $10 bill.
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On October 10th of 1871, a massive fire erupted in Chicago and had 300 recorded fatalities. It burned roughly 3.3 square miles of Chicago and it left about 100,000 residents homeless.
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On December 7th of 1891, a new sport by the name of basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith in America. Today, this sport is very popular among the world.
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On December 10th of 1903, the first Nobel Prize award was issued to Alfred Noble for creating dynamite. You get awards for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and the economics. The Noble Prize award is held every year.
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On December 17th of 1903, the Wright brothers created the first aircraft that was successful with four brief flights. This invention was improved years later and it helps people get to a different place quicker.
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On April 18th of 1906, catastrophe erupted in San Francisco as a massive earthquake hit their town. There were 3000 recorded fatalities and about 400,000 left homeless.
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On April 14th of 1912, the "unsinkable ship" (aka The Titanic) hit an iceberg which lead the ship to sink to its death. There are 1517 recorded fatalities and it's ranked #5 most deadliest shipwrecks ever.
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On November 11th of 1913 marked the beginning of World War 1. There were about 17 million recorded fatalities, making it the deadliest conflicts in human history.
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On June 28th of 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. Because of the death of Franz Ferdinand, this then leads to the beginning of World War 1.
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