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Historical Examination of Boiler Advancements in America
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In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
1862
American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
1951
Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
1974
Carrie, the first novel by American author Stephen King, is published for the first time with a print run of 30,000 copies.
1992
Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.
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