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1777
The Revolutionary War battle of Bennington, Vt., won by American forces.
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1948
Baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York City at age 53.
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1960
Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Mediterranean, became an independent republic.
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1962
Algeria was admitted to the Arab League.
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1977
Elvis Presley died at Graceland, his Memphis,Tenn., home, from heart failure at age 42.
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2003
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