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Today In History – March 14 – Albert Einstein Born

Albert Einstein born – The FBI debuts 10 Most Wanted – Jack Ruby sentenced to death – JFK’s body moved to permanent gravesite – Gorbachev elected president of the Soviet Union – An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hits southeastern Iran

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Today In History – March 11 – Madrid Train Bombings

Congress establishes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the Soviet Union’s leader – Lithuania proclaims its independence – Janet Reno becomes the first female Attorney General of the United States – Madrid train bombings – Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as first female president of Chile

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Today In History – February 28 – The First Gulf War Ends

Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object to achieve a polar orbit, is launched – Subway crash in London kills 43 – Gorbachev calls for nuclear weapons treaty – The first Gulf War ends – First NATO Military Action

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