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Date
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Event
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Category
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Nov 25, 1844 - Apr 4, 1929
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(-81.4) - 3.0
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Life of Carl Benz
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Personalities
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Feb 11, 1847 - Oct 18, 1931
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(-79.2) - 5.5
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Life of Thomas Alva Edison
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Personalities
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May 6, 1856 - Sep 23, 1939
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(-70.0) - 13.4
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Life of Sigmund Freud
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Personalities
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Sep 23, 1861 - Mar 12, 1942
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(-64.6) - 15.9
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Life of Robert Bosch
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Personalities
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Jul 30, 1863 - Apr 7, 1947
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(-62.8) - 21.0
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Life of Henry Ford
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Personalities
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Oct 16, 1863 - Mar 17, 1937
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(-62.5) - 10.9
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Life of Joseph Austen Chamberlain
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Personalities
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Nov 30, 1874 - Jan 24, 1965
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(-51.4) - 38.8
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Life of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
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Personalities
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Jan 5, 1876 - Apr 19, 1967
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(-50.3) - 41.0
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Life of Konrad Adenauer
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Personalities
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Mar 14, 1879 - Apr 18, 1955
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(-47.1) - 29.0
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Life of Albert Einstein
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Personalities
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Aug 6, 1881 - Mar 11, 1955
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(-44.7) - 28.9
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Life of Alexander Fleming
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Personalities
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Jan 21, 1884 - Dec 12, 1963
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(-42.3) - 37.7
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Life of Theodor Heuss
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Personalities
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Apr 20, 1889 - Apr 30, 1945
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(-37.0) - 19.0
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Life of Adolf Hitler
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Personalities
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Oct 14, 1890 - Mar 28, 1969
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(-35.5) - 43.0
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Life of Dwight David Eisenhower
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Personalities
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Dec 5, 1901 - Dec 15, 1966
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(-24.4) - 40.7
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Life of Walter Elias Disney
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Personalities
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May 29, 1917 - Nov 22, 1963
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(-8.9) - 37.6
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Life of John F. Kennedy
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Personalities
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Aug 2, 1923 - Mar 4, 1929
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(-2.7) - 2.9
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President of the United States of America: Calvin Coolidge
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USA - Presidents
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May 12, 1925 - Aug 2, 1934
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(-0.9) - 8.3
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President of Germany: Paul von Hindenburg
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Germany
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1928
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1.7
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Discovery of penicillin
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Medicine
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Jun 14, 1928 - Oct 9, 1967
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2.2 - 41.5
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Life of Che Guevara
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Personalities
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Jan 15, 1929 - Apr 4, 1968
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2.7 - 42.0
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Life of Martin Luther King
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Personalities
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Mar 4, 1929 - Mar 4, 1933
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2.9 - 6.9
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President of the United States of America: Herbert Hoover
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USA - Presidents
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Oct 25, 1929
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3.5
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'Black Friday'
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USA
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Jan 22, 1930 - May 1, 1931
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3.8 - 5.0
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Construction period of the Empire State Building
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Monuments
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Mar 30, 1930 - May 30, 1932
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3.9 - 6.1
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Chancellor of Germany: Heinrich Brüning
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Germany
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Aug 5, 1930 - Today
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4.3
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Life of Neil Armstrong
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Personalities
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1931
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4.7
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Establishment of Porsche
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Companies
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Apr 14, 1931
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5.0
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Proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic
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Spain
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Dec 11, 1931
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5.6
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Statute of Westminster
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Great Britain
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Jun 1, 1932 - Nov 17, 1932
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6.1 - 6.6
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Chancellor of Germany: Franz von Papen
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Germany
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Dec 3, 1932 - Jan 28, 1933
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6.6 - 6.8
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Chancellor of Germany: Kurt von Schleicher
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Germany
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Jan 30, 1933 - Apr 30, 1945
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6.8 - 19.0
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Chancellor of Germany: Adolf Hitler
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Germany
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Feb 28, 1933 - Mar 23, 1933
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6.9
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'Reichstag Fire Decree' and 'Enabling Act': De facto end of the Weimar Republic & Begin of Nazi Dictatorship
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Germany
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Mar 4, 1933 - Apr 12, 1945
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6.9 - 19.0
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President of the United States of America: Franklin D. Roosevelt
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USA - Presidents
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1935
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8.7
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Italy occupies Ethiopia, the last remainaing free territory in Africa.
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Discoveries & Colonization
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Dec 11, 1936 - Feb 6, 1952
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10.7 - 25.8
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Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 'Queen Mum'
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Great Britain
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1937
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10.7
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Construction period of the Golden Gate Bridge
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Monuments
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May 6, 1937
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11.1
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Hindenburg disaster
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Aviation History
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Aug 27, 1939
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13.4
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First flight of turbine-equipped jetplane
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Aviation History
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Sep 1, 1939 - 1945
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13.4 - 18.7
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World War II
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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May 14, 1940
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14.1
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Establishment of McDonald's
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Companies
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Dec 7, 1941
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15.6
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Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
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USA
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Apr 12, 1945 - Jan 20, 1953
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19.0 - 26.8
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President of the United States of America: Harry S. Truman
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USA - Presidents
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Apr 25, 1945
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19.0
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Establishment of the United Nations
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World
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May 8, 1945
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19.1
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Unconditional Surrender of the German Empire
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Germany
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Aug 6, 1945 - Aug 9, 1945
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19.3
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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USA
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Oct 14, 1946
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20.5
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Begin of the 4th French Republic
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France
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Oct 14, 1947
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21.5
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First supersonic flight of the Bell X-1
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Aviation History
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Dec 21, 1948
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22.7
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Republic of Ireland Act
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Great Britain
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1949
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22.7
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Establishment of Circuit City
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Companies
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May 23, 1949
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23.1
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Establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Germany
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Sep 15, 1949 - Oct 16, 1963
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23.4 - 37.5
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Konrad Adenauer
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Germany - Chancellors
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Oct 7, 1949
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23.5
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Establishment of the German Democratic Repulbic
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Germany
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Oct 11, 1949 - Sep 7, 1960
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23.5 - 34.4
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Wilhelm Pieck - State President of the GDR
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GDR
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1950 - 1953
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23.7 - 26.7
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Korean War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Jun 17, 1950
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24.2
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First successful organ transplant
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Medicine
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Jan 22, 1952
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25.8
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First jet airliner in regular commercial use
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Aviation History
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Feb 6, 1952 - Today
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25.8
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Queen of the United Kingdom: Elizabeth II
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Great Britain
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Jan 20, 1953 - Jan 20, 1961
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26.8 - 34.8
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President of the United States of America: Dwight D. Eisenhower
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USA - Presidents
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Jun 17, 1953
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27.2
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Uprising of June 17, 1953 in East Germany
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Germany
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Feb 24, 1955 - Today
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28.9
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Life of Steven 'Steve' Paul Jobs
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Personalities
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Oct 4, 1957
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31.5
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Sputnik launched: first artificial satellite in Earth's orbit
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Technology
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Oct 5, 1958
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32.5
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Begin of the 5th French Republic
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France
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1959 - Apr 30, 1975
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32.7 - 49.1
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Vietnam War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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1960 - 1973
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33.7 - 46.7
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Walter Ulbricht - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR
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GDR
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Jan 20, 1961 - Nov 22, 1963
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34.8 - 37.6
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President of the United States of America: John F. Kennedy
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USA - Presidents
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Apr 12, 1961
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35.0
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First human in space
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Technology
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May 25, 1961 - Jul 24, 1975
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35.1 - 49.3
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Apollo Space Program
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Technology
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Oct 11, 1962 - Dec 8, 1965
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36.5 - 39.7
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Second Vatican Council
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World
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Oct 16, 1962 - Oct 28, 1962
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36.5 - 36.6
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Cuban Missile Crisis ('October Crisis')
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USA
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Aug 13, 1963
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37.3
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Construction of the Berlin Wall
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Germany
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Oct 16, 1963 - Dec 1, 1966
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37.5 - 40.6
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Ludwig Erhard
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Germany - Chancellors
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Nov 22, 1963 - Jan 20, 1969
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37.6 - 42.8
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President of the United States of America: Lyndon B. Johnson
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USA - Presidents
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1966 - 1973
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39.7 - 46.7
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Construction period of the World Trade Center
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Monuments
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Dec 1, 1966 - Oct 21, 1969
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40.6 - 43.5
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Kurt Georg Kiesinger
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Germany - Chancellors
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1967
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40.7
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Founding of the European Community (EC)
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Europian Union
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Jan 20, 1969 - Aug 9, 1974
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42.8 - 48.3
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President of the United States of America: Richard Nixon
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USA - Presidents
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Jul 20, 1969
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43.3
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First Man on the Moon
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Technology
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Oct 21, 1969 - May 7, 1974
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43.5 - 48.1
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Willy Brandt
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Germany - Chancellors
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Oct 31, 1969
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43.6
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Establishment of Wal Mart
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Companies
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Jul 21, 1972
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46.3
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Bloody Friday
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Great Britain
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1973 - 1976
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46.7 - 49.7
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Willi Stoph - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR
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GDR
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May 16, 1974 - Oct 1, 1982
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48.1 - 56.5
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Helmut Schmidt
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Germany - Chancellors
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Aug 9, 1974 - Jan 20, 1977
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48.3 - 50.8
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President of the United States of America: Gerald Ford
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USA - Presidents
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Nov 20, 1975
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49.6
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Franco's Death, end of the Francoist regime
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Spain
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1976 - 1989
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49.7 - 62.7
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Erich Honecker - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR
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GDR
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Apr 1, 1976
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50.0
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Apple Computer is established
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Jan 20, 1977 - Jan 20, 1981
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50.8 - 54.8
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President of the United States of America: Jimmy Carter
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USA - Presidents
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Apr 16, 1977
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51.0
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Introduction of the Apple II
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Dec 27, 1979 - Feb 15, 1989
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53.7 - 62.9
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Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989)
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Sep 22, 1980 - Aug 20, 1988
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54.5 - 62.4
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First Gulf War ('Iran-Iraq War')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Jan 20, 1981 - Jan 20, 1989
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54.8 - 62.8
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President of the United States of America: Ronald Reagan
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USA - Presidents
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Apr 2, 1982 - Jun 14, 1982
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56.0 - 56.2
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Falklands War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Oct 1, 1982 - Oct 27, 1998
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56.5 - 72.6
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Helmut Kohl
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Germany - Chancellors
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1983
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56.7
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Discovery of HIV
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Medicine
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Jan 19, 1983
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56.8
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Introduction of the Apple Lisa
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Jan 24, 1984
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57.8
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Introduction of the Macintosh
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Jan 20, 1989 - Jan 20, 1993
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62.8 - 66.8
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President of the United States of America: George H. W. Bush
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USA - Presidents
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Oct 18, 1989 - Dec 3, 1989
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63.5 - 63.7
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Egon Krenz - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR
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GDR
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Aug 2, 1990 - Feb 28, 1991
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64.3 - 64.9
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Second Gulf War ('Operation Desert Shield', 'Operation Desert Storm')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Oct 3, 1990
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64.5
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German reunification
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Germany
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Dec 8, 1991
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65.7
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Signing of the Belavezha Accords, declaring the Soviet Union dissolved
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Russia
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1992 - 1996
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65.7 - 69.8
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Afghan Civil War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Jan 20, 1993 - Jan 20, 2001
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66.8 - 74.8
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President of the United States of America: Bill Clinton
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USA - Presidents
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Aug 4, 1993
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67.3
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Introduction of the Apple Newton
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Nov 1, 1993
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67.6
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Founding of the European Union (EU)
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Europian Union
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1994 - 1996
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67.8 - 69.8
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First Chechen War ('War in Chechnya')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Jan 17, 1995
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68.8
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Kobe Earthquake
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Disasters
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1998 - 2003
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71.8 - 76.8
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Second Congo War ('Great War of Africa')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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1998 - 1999
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71.8 - 72.8
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Kosovo War ('Kosovo Conflict')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Aug 15, 1998
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72.4
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Introduction of the Apple iMac
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Oct 27, 1998 - Nov 22, 2005
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72.6 - 79.6
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Gerhard Schröder
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Germany - Chancellors
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Jan 1, 1999
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72.8
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ECU as an internal accounting unit in the European Community
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Europian Union
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