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This Day In History May 31


Mecklenburg Resolutions reject the power of the British in North Carolina Walt Whitman is born Big Ben goes into operation in London Yankees and Rebels clash at Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks) George Goodfellow investigates earthquake The Johnstown Flood The Johnstown Flood The Boer War ends Battle of Jutland Ford signs agreement with Soviet Union Clint Eastwood born Germans conquer Crete Architect of the Holocaust hanged in Israel A killer who can't keep his mouth shut Operation Rolling Thunder continues Communist soldiers escape South Vietnamese forces The BBC bans the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Moscow ends Three U.S. presidents close chapters on the Cold War Netanyahu elected prime minister of Israel Ila Borders pitches in minor league game Deep Throat is revealed
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