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Historical Examination of Boiler Advancements in America
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The janissaries revolt in response to the debasement of coins.
1942
World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula.
1948
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1997
The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
2013
More than 50 people die in floods resulting from record-breaking rainfall in La Plata and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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