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World War I: Battle of Marne begins, French and British forces prevent German advance on Paris
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Allied planes begin bombing Dresden, Germany; a firestorm results and over 22,000 die.
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John F. Kennedy became president of the United States.
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Terrorists hijack a passenger plane and crash it into the Pentagon causing the deaths of 125 people.
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On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was elected president of the United States over Senator John McCain of Arizona. Obama became the 44th president, and the first African American to be elected to that office.
