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Monday May 14, 1984 to Present
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Wednesday Feb 2, 1977 to Present
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Wednesday Jun 13, 1928 to Saturday May 23, 2015
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Monday Nov 15, 1971 to Present
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Thursday Dec 27, 1945 to Present
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Wednesday Oct 24, 1945 to Present
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Sunday Mar 10, 1985 to Thursday Dec 26, 1991
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Sunday Dec 25, 1932 to Sunday Dec 25, 1932
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Saturday Nov 5, 1988 to Present
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Tuesday Feb 4, 1913 to Monday Oct 24, 2005
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Saturday Dec 15, 1979 to Present
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Sunday Jan 29, 1882 to Wednesday Apr 11, 1945
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Tuesday Dec 10, 1901 to Present
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26th Century BC to Present
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Wednesday Sep 8, 1954 to Present
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Thursday Jul 1, 1954 to Friday Jan 3, 2020
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Mar, 1957 to Sunday Dec 29, 1974
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Tuesday Apr 16, 1867 to Friday Jan 30, 1948
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Saturday Mar 5, 1949 to Present
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Tuesday Apr 28, 1908 to Wednesday Oct 9, 1974
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Wednesday Aug 6, 1806 to Wednesday Jan 18, 1871
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Tuesday Feb 9, 1954 to Present
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Wednesday Apr 21, 1926 to Present
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26th Century BC to 10th Century
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Friday Oct 28, 1955 to Present
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Saturday Apr 17, 1943 to Friday Apr 30, 1943
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Tuesday May 23, 1995 to Present
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2000s BC to 1697
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Wednesday Jan 7, 1942 to Tuesday Mar 13, 2018
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