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  • The Supreme Court affirmed racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson as "separate but equal."
    1896
    Plessy v. Ferguson
    The Supreme Court affirmed racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson as "separate but equal."
  • 1642

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  • 1804

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  • 1920

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  • 1953

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  • 1974

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  • 1980

    Mount St. Helens, in Washington state, erupted after being dormant for 123 years.

  • 1994

    Israeli troops withdrew from the Gaza strip after three decades of occupation and Palestinians took over.

  • 2000

    A bill was finally passed that removed the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse.

  • 2003

    President Megawati Sukarnoputri of Indonesia declared martial law and sent 30,000 troops into Aceh.

  • 2004

    Sonia Gandhi stunned her party, the Indian National Congress, by refusing to accept the prime ministership of India.

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