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Historical Examination of Boiler Advancements in America
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— April 261564
Playwright William Shakespeare is baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England (date of birth is unknown).
1923
The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
1933
The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring.
1970
The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
1981
Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery.
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