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Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is considered an Alpha World City by Gloalization and World Cities.
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Christopher Columbus is a Spanish explorer who claimed Cuba for Spain.
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The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance was active from 1955 to 1991.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the largest city in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Florida was the 27th State to be admitted into the Union on March 3rd in 1845.
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Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States. He died at age 61 of a heart attack on January 6th in 1919.
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The world's first subway was runin New York City and was called the Interborough Rapid Transit, and a ride cost only 5 cents.
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The first published referance to jazz was called variety. My picture shows Louis Armstrong.
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DuPont announces the name of their new synthetic fiber, nylon.
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The song Stand by Me is recorded by Ben E. King
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The first postage stamp in Great Brittain is used on the 100th anniversary of J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.
