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Historical Examination of Boiler Advancements in America
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The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.
1896
In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
1930
At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire."
1968
Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward.
2010
Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India.
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