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Classic headlineAstronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
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2003 First everThe first selections for the United States National Recording Registry were announced by the Library of Congress.
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The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
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1973 Oddly trueThe Paris Peace Accords officially ends the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
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Vintage clipping · 1905
The St. Mary banner (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.), September 9, 1905
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