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Date
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Age
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Historic Event
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Category
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Nov 30, 1874 - Jan 24, 1965
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(-75.0) - 15.2
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Life of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
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Personalities
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Jan 5, 1876 - Apr 19, 1967
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(-74.0) - 17.4
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Life of Konrad Adenauer
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Personalities
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Mar 14, 1879 - Apr 18, 1955
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(-70.8) - 5.4
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Life of Albert Einstein
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Personalities
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Aug 6, 1881 - Mar 11, 1955
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(-68.4) - 5.3
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Life of Alexander Fleming
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Personalities
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Jan 21, 1884 - Dec 12, 1963
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(-65.9) - 14.0
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Life of Theodor Heuss
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Personalities
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Oct 14, 1890 - Mar 28, 1969
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(-59.2) - 19.3
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Life of Dwight David Eisenhower
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Personalities
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Dec 5, 1901 - Dec 15, 1966
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(-48.0) - 17.1
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Life of Walter Elias Disney
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Personalities
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May 29, 1917 - Nov 22, 1963
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(-32.5) - 14.0
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Life of John F. Kennedy
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Personalities
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Jun 14, 1928 - Oct 9, 1967
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(-21.5) - 17.9
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Life of Che Guevara
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Personalities
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Jan 15, 1929 - Apr 4, 1968
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(-20.9) - 18.4
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Life of Martin Luther King
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Personalities
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Aug 5, 1930 - Today
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(-19.3)
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Life of Neil Armstrong
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Personalities
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Dec 11, 1936 - Feb 6, 1952
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(-13.0) - 2.2
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Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 'Queen Mum'
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Great Britain
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Apr 12, 1945 - Jan 20, 1953
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(-4.6) - 3.1
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President of the United States of America: Harry S. Truman
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USA - Presidents
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Sep 15, 1949 - Oct 16, 1963
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(-0.2) - 13.9
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Konrad Adenauer
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Germany - Chancellors
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Oct 11, 1949 - Sep 7, 1960
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(-0.1) - 10.8
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Wilhelm Pieck - State President of the GDR
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GDR
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1950 - 1953
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0.1 - 3.1
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Korean War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Jun 17, 1950
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0.5
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First successful organ transplant
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Medicine
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Jan 22, 1952
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2.1
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First jet airliner in regular commercial use
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Aviation History
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Feb 6, 1952 - Today
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2.2
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Queen of the United Kingdom: Elizabeth II
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Great Britain
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Jan 20, 1953 - Jan 20, 1961
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3.1 - 11.1
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President of the United States of America: Dwight D. Eisenhower
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USA - Presidents
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Jun 17, 1953
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3.5
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Uprising of June 17, 1953 in East Germany
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Germany
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Feb 24, 1955 - Today
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5.2
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Life of Steven 'Steve' Paul Jobs
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Personalities
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Oct 4, 1957
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7.8
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Sputnik launched: first artificial satellite in Earth's orbit
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Technology
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Oct 5, 1958
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8.9
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Begin of the 5th French Republic
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France
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1959 - Apr 30, 1975
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9.1 - 25.4
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Vietnam War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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1960 - 1973
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10.1 - 23.1
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Walter Ulbricht - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR
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GDR
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Jan 20, 1961 - Nov 22, 1963
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11.1 - 14.0
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President of the United States of America: John F. Kennedy
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USA - Presidents
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Apr 12, 1961
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11.4
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First human in space
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Technology
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May 25, 1961 - Jul 24, 1975
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11.5 - 25.7
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Apollo Space Program
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Technology
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Oct 11, 1962 - Dec 8, 1965
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12.9 - 16.0
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Second Vatican Council
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World
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Oct 16, 1962 - Oct 28, 1962
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12.9
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Cuban Missile Crisis ('October Crisis')
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USA
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Aug 13, 1963
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13.7
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Construction of the Berlin Wall
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Germany
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Oct 16, 1963 - Dec 1, 1966
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13.9 - 17.0
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Ludwig Erhard
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Germany - Chancellors
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Nov 22, 1963 - Jan 20, 1969
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14.0 - 19.2
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President of the United States of America: Lyndon B. Johnson
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USA - Presidents
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1966 - 1973
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16.1 - 23.1
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Construction period of the World Trade Center
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Monuments
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Dec 1, 1966 - Oct 21, 1969
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17.0 - 19.9
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Kurt Georg Kiesinger
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Germany - Chancellors
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1967
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17.1
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Founding of the European Community (EC)
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Europian Union
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Jan 20, 1969 - Aug 9, 1974
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19.2 - 24.7
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President of the United States of America: Richard Nixon
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USA - Presidents
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Jul 20, 1969
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19.6
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First Man on the Moon
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Technology
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Oct 21, 1969 - May 7, 1974
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19.9 - 24.4
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Willy Brandt
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Germany - Chancellors
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Oct 31, 1969
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19.9
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Establishment of Wal Mart
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Companies
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Jul 21, 1972
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22.7
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Bloody Friday
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Great Britain
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1973 - 1976
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23.1 - 26.1
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Willi Stoph - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR
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GDR
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May 16, 1974 - Oct 1, 1982
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24.5 - 32.9
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Helmut Schmidt
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Germany - Chancellors
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Aug 9, 1974 - Jan 20, 1977
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24.7 - 27.2
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President of the United States of America: Gerald Ford
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USA - Presidents
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Nov 20, 1975
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26.0
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Franco's Death, end of the Francoist regime
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Spain
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1976 - 1989
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26.1 - 39.1
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Erich Honecker - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR
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GDR
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Apr 1, 1976
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26.4
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Apple Computer is established
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Jan 20, 1977 - Jan 20, 1981
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27.2 - 31.2
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President of the United States of America: Jimmy Carter
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USA - Presidents
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Apr 16, 1977
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27.4
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Introduction of the Apple II
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Dec 27, 1979 - Feb 15, 1989
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30.1 - 39.2
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Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989)
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Sep 22, 1980 - Aug 20, 1988
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30.8 - 38.7
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First Gulf War ('Iran-Iraq War')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Jan 20, 1981 - Jan 20, 1989
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31.2 - 39.2
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President of the United States of America: Ronald Reagan
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USA - Presidents
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Apr 2, 1982 - Jun 14, 1982
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32.4 - 32.6
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Falklands War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Oct 1, 1982 - Oct 27, 1998
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32.9 - 48.9
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Helmut Kohl
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Germany - Chancellors
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1983
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33.1
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Discovery of HIV
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Medicine
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Jan 19, 1983
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33.2
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Introduction of the Apple Lisa
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Jan 24, 1984
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34.2
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Introduction of the Macintosh
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Jan 20, 1989 - Jan 20, 1993
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39.2 - 43.2
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President of the United States of America: George H. W. Bush
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USA - Presidents
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Oct 18, 1989 - Dec 3, 1989
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39.9 - 40.0
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Egon Krenz - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR
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GDR
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Aug 2, 1990 - Feb 28, 1991
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40.7 - 41.3
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Second Gulf War ('Operation Desert Shield', 'Operation Desert Storm')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Oct 3, 1990
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40.9
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German reunification
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Germany
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Dec 8, 1991
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42.0
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Signing of the Belavezha Accords, declaring the Soviet Union dissolved
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Russia
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1992 - 1996
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42.1 - 46.1
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Afghan Civil War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Jan 20, 1993 - Jan 20, 2001
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43.2 - 51.2
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President of the United States of America: Bill Clinton
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USA - Presidents
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Aug 4, 1993
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43.7
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Introduction of the Apple Newton
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Nov 1, 1993
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44.0
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Founding of the European Union (EU)
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Europian Union
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1994 - 1996
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44.1 - 46.1
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First Chechen War ('War in Chechnya')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Jan 17, 1995
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45.2
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Kobe Earthquake
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Disasters
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1998 - 1999
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48.1 - 49.1
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Kosovo War ('Kosovo Conflict')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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1998 - 2003
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48.1 - 53.1
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Second Congo War ('Great War of Africa')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Aug 15, 1998
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48.7
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Introduction of the Apple iMac
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Oct 27, 1998 - Nov 22, 2005
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48.9 - 56.0
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Gerhard Schröder
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Germany - Chancellors
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Jan 1, 1999
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49.1
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ECU as an internal accounting unit in the European Community
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Europian Union
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Jan 20, 2001 - Jan 20, 2009
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51.2 - 59.2
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President of the United States of America: George W. Bush
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USA - Presidents
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Sep 11, 2001
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51.8
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September 11 attacks ('9/11')
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USA
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Oct 7, 2001 - Today
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51.9
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Afghanistan War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Oct 23, 2001
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51.9
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Apple iPod introduced
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Jan 1, 2002
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52.1
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Introduction of the Euro
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Europian Union
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Mar 20, 2003 - Today
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53.3
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Third Gulf War ('Iraq War')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Dec 26, 2004
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55.1
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Indian Ocean Tsunami
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Disasters
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Jun 6, 2005
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55.6
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Apple switches to Intel CPU architecture
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Nov 22, 2005 - Today
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56.0
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Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Angela Merkel
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Germany - Chancellors
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Jan 9, 2007
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57.1
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Introduction of the Apple iPhone
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Apple Inc. - Corporate History
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Jan 20, 2009 - Today
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59.2
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President of the United States of America: Barack Obama
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USA - Presidents
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