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Saturday Dec 1, 1962 to Saturday Nov 3, 1990
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Wednesday Nov 24, 1897 to Friday Jan 26, 1962
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Friday Mar 27, 1936 to Thursday Mar 26, 1936
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Friday Feb 7, 1919 to Thursday Mar 23, 2006
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Friday May 22, 1942 to Feb, 2022
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Sunday Jan 1, 1888 to Present
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Friday Oct 3, 1930 to Friday Oct 24, 1930
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Wednesday Jul 2, 1997 to Friday Jan 1, 1999
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Tuesday Jun 19, 1951 to Present
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Thursday Apr 24, 1800 to Present
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Thursday Aug 31, 1995 to Friday Dec 10, 2004
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Monday Nov 6, 1989 to Wednesday Apr 19, 2017
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Saturday Nov 10, 1923 to Friday Mar 8, 1935
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Monday Feb 14, 2005 to Present
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Thursday Dec 1, 1949 to Thursday Dec 2, 1993
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Friday Dec 13, 115 to Present
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Thursday Feb 24, 2022 to Present
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Wednesday Oct 27, 1897 to Tuesday May 1, 1945
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Saturday Jan 17, 1942 to Friday Jun 3, 2016
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Saturday Jul 1, 1944 to Friday Jul 21, 1944
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Dec, 1770 to Monday Mar 26, 1827
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1955 to Present
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1956 to Present
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Oct, 2003 to Present
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Wednesday Aug 6, 1806 to Wednesday Jan 18, 1871
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Monday Mar 6, 1972 to Present
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Thursday Dec 28, 1922 to Monday Nov 12, 2018
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Tuesday Sep 17, 1991 to Present
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5th Century to 15th Century
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Saturday Apr 13, 1963 to Present
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Tuesday Jul 18, 1950 to Present
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4th Century to Present
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Sunday Dec 24, 1905 to Monday Apr 5, 1976
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14th Century to Present
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305 BC to 30 BC
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Saturday Jun 17, 1882 to Tuesday Apr 6, 1971
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4th Century to 469
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Sunday Jan 1, 1995 to Present
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Robert Fulton

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Thursday Nov 14, 1765 to Saturday Feb 25, 1815
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Thursday May 17, 1792 to Present
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Tuesday Apr 16, 1867 to Friday Jan 30, 1948
Cathedral of St. Helena
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Friday Jul 26, 1963 to Monday Jun 9, 2014
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1943 to Present
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Thursday Jan 1, 1615 to Present
Billie Eilish
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Tuesday Dec 18, 2001 to Present
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27 BC to 395
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Sunday Jul 29, 1883 to Saturday Apr 28, 1945
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395 to 1453
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Sunday Mar 10, 1985 to Thursday Dec 26, 1991
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Saturday Apr 15, 1989 to Sunday Jun 4, 1989
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4th Millenium BC to Present
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Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known...

Feb, 1969 to Present
Nicaraguan Revolution

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Sunday Jan 1, 1961 to Monday Jan 1, 1990
Borgo San Lorenzo monument to Fido
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1941 to Monday Jun 9, 1958
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Mar, 2009 to Present
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