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September 15, 1978: Muhammad Ali wins 3rd heavyweight championship
September 13, 1993: Israel and Palestine peace accord
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Library of Congress to transcribe rare suffragist letters
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The terrifying progression of the Armenian genocide
ANCIENT
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Everything you need to know about Jeanne d’Arc, France’s heroic saint
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Ada Lovelace: The first computer programmer
NASA to give away Apollo-era rocket to whoever can move it
6 Fascinating facts about quirky American inventors
Behind the scenes: Photos of the first moon landing on 50th anniversary
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30 magical behind-the-scenes facts about ‘I Dream of Jeannie’
Dolly Parton: The life and legacy of country’s biggest star
Holodomor: The devastating, Stalin-spun Ukrainian famine
The Crimean War: Unpacking history’s most poorly planned conflict
The terrifying progression of the Armenian genocide
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