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THIS MONTH'S OLD NEWS: April & May, 2008

Vol. 19, No. 5

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- Alfred the Great Resists Invaders.



- Ocean Liner Sinks Off New England.



- Autos Race Around the World.



- Businessman Wants Volunteers To Help Wounded Soldiers.

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Crewman Describes Wreck of the Titanic (1912)

Sitting Bull Predicts Victory for Indians (1876)

Immune System Discovered (1871)

Explorers Voyage Toward North Pole (1871)

Besieged Parisians Launch Balloons (1870)

Tycoons Wage Railroad War (1869)

Landscape Artist Tries to Climb the Matterhorn (1865)

Confederates Attack Fort Sumter (1861)

Edmund Ruffin Fires First Shot of Civil War (1860)

Harriet Tubman Frees 300 Slaves (1850)

Emperor of China Declares War on Drugs (1839)

Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt Deciphered (1822 )

Aaron Burr Demands Satisfaction from Alexander Hamilton (1804)

Napoleon in Love (1796)

English Government Awards Prize to Clockmaker (1764)

William of Orange Moves Against Scottish Rebels (1692)

La Salle Claims Louisiana for France (1682)

Rome Sacked (1527)

Pope Picks Michelangelo to Paint Chapel Ceiling (1503)

Vasco da Gama Seeks Sea-Route to India (1497)

Princess Isabella Elopes (1469)

William of Normandy Invades England (1066)

Spartacus Leads Slave Rebellion (71 B.C.)

Greek Mathematician Battles Roman Army (212 B.C.)

King Xerxes Invades Greece (480 B.C.)

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