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Monday Jun 25, 1934 to Present
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Sunday Jan 28, 1940 to Present
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Wednesday Dec 18, 1946 to Present
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Friday Apr 2, 1982 to Monday Jun 14, 1982
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Sunday Mar 10, 1957 to Monday May 2, 2011
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Saturday Apr 17, 1943 to Friday Apr 30, 1943
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Tuesday Oct 13, 1925 to Monday Apr 8, 2013
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Friday Nov 15, 2002 to Saturday May 1, 2004
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Saturday Apr 26, 1986 to Present
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1883 to Present
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Saturday Jul 21, 1951 to Monday Aug 11, 2014
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Monday May 19, 1890 to Tuesday Sep 2, 1969
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Wednesday Jan 1, 1908 to Present
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Sunday Jun 25, 1950 to Monday Jul 27, 1953
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Sunday Feb 1, 1998 to Friday Jun 11, 1999
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Wednesday Oct 24, 1945 to Present
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Thursday Jan 15, 2009 to Present
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Tuesday Jun 19, 1951 to Present
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Saturday Oct 27, 1945 to Present
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Friday Feb 7, 1919 to Thursday Mar 23, 2006
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Monday Nov 19, 1917 to Wednesday Oct 31, 1984
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Wednesday Sep 8, 1954 to Present
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Wednesday Nov 14, 2001 to Present
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Saturday Oct 3, 1981 to Present
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1850 to Present
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1500s to 1517
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Thursday May 8, 1884 to Tuesday Dec 26, 1972
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Friday Jul 17, 1936 to Saturday Apr 1, 1939
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Wednesday Feb 5, 1783 to Friday Mar 28, 1783
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Tuesday Dec 7, 1993 to Present
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Monday Aug 22, 2005 to Wednesday Aug 31, 2005
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Friday Apr 25, 1947 to Thursday Mar 24, 2016
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Tuesday Feb 2, 1999 to Present
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Monday Aug 1, 1927 to Monday Aug 7, 1950
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Sunday Oct 7, 1900 to Wednesday May 23, 1945
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Saturday Apr 15, 1989 to Saturday Apr 15, 1989
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Thursday Apr 22, 1982 to Present
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Tuesday Nov 1, 1955 to Wednesday Apr 30, 1975
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Thursday Feb 13, 1817 to Wednesday Feb 20, 1895
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Thursday Nov 14, 1765 to Saturday Feb 25, 1815
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Thursday Apr 3, 1924 to Thursday Jul 1, 2004
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Thursday Jul 28, 1814 to Wednesday Nov 11, 1818
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Saturday Oct 16, 1886 to Saturday Dec 1, 1973
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Dec, 1770 to Monday Mar 26, 1827
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Wednesday Sep 24, 1902 to Saturday Jun 3, 1989
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Monday Nov 5, 1928 to Thursday Apr 4, 1968
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Monday Aug 22, 1966 to Present
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1865 to Present
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Tuesday Jun 27, 1899 to Friday Apr 3, 1981
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Sunday Feb 12, 1809 to Saturday Apr 15, 1865
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Thursday Jul 10, 1856 to Thursday Jan 7, 1943
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