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A major pandemic led to social shakeups.
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John Jacob Astor formed the Pacific Fur Company on this day in 1810. This would be the basis of the Astor family fortune for years to come.

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Three Cherokee leaders were assasinated on this day in 1839 by other Cherokee factions who believed their signing of 1835's Treaty of Newchota had caused the Trail of Tears.

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Around the world, civil disobedience has changed the course of history.https://t.co/xpsFJ8D4UY

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Jean-Paul Sartre was born on this day in 1905.

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On this day in 1893, Lizzie Borden is acquitted for the murders of her father and stepmother.

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Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were officially informed of their freedom on this day in 1865. Understood to be the final people freed, this day is celebrated as Juneteenth.https://t.co/shoOXE4fBU

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Barbara Broccoli, producer of the James Bond films, was born on this day in 1960.

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Mumtaz Mahal, chief consort of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, died in childbirth on this day in 1631. Shah Jahan I would spend the next 17 years constructing the Taj Mahal as a fitting masoleum for her rest.

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Then a senatorial candidate, Abraham Lincoln delivered his "House Divided" speech on this day in 1858.

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Wilbert Awdry, author of the Railway Series and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, was born on this day in 1911.

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Welsh rebel and commander Owain Glyndŵr allied with the French in his quest to make real his proclaimed status as Prince of Wales on this day in 1404.

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Discover what's real about the lost treasure of the Maya.https://t.co/tPretViEU1

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The 1966 case Miranda v Arizona was decided on this day, ruling that police must inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights before beginning any questioning.

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On this day in 1942, Anne Frank received a diary for her thirteenth birthday.

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From the printing press to refrigerators, explore how human innovation has shaped history.https://t.co/YAD9ZKbvBP

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The first naval engagement of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Machias, began on this day in 1775. The British ship HMS Margaretta was captured by the townspeople of Machias.

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Still searching for the perfect summer destination? Let these books inspire you.https://t.co/Wdci4Beqch

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Bridget Bishop became the first person executed during the Salem Witch Trials on this day in 1692. She was hanged for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries".https://t.co/dcCrNXoEuI

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This day in 1968 was declared a day of national mourning following the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

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Unpack one of the most complicated periods in English history.https://t.co/nn2rILTOvj