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1743
The first town meeting was held in Boston, Massachusetts, at Faneuil Hall.
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1794
The cotton gin was patented by Eli Whitney.
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1939
The Republic of Czechoslovakia was dissolved, soon to be occupied by the Nazis.
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1958
Perry Como's single "Catch a Falling Star" became the first RIAA gold record.
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1964
Jack Ruby was found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy.
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1990
The Soviet Congress voted Mikhail Gorbachev into the newly-created and powerful position of president.
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