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"In 1707, the British Parliament met for the first time after the Treaty of Union dissolved both the Parliaments of England and Scotland and created a new Kingdom of Great Britain. The Parliament of Great Britain eventually became the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 1915, an estimated 25,000 women marched in New York City demanding the right to vote throughout the United States."

"In 1942, the British Eighth Army launched an offensive at El Alamein in Egypt, a World War II battle that eventually swept the Germans out of North Africa. In 1945, Jackie Robinson, the first Black baseball player hired by a major league team, was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and sent to their Montreal farm team. He moved up to the Dodgers in 1947 and became one of the sport's greatest stars."

"In 1946, the United Nations General Assembly convened for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Proclamation 3504, authorizing the naval blockade of Cuba following the discovery of Soviet missiles on the island. In 1972, earthquakes killed more than 10,000 people in Nicaragua. In 1983, suicide bomb attacks on peacekeeping troops in Beirut killed 241 U.S. Marines and 58 French soldiers. Warnings ignored, defenses left vulnerable in attack on Marines in Lebanon."

In 1707 the British Parliament met for the first time after the Treaty of Union dissolved the Parliaments of England and Scotland and created the Kingdom of Great Britain. An estimated 25,000 women marched in New York City in 1915 demanding the right to vote, leading to the 19th Amendment in 1920. In 1942 the British Eighth Army launched an offensive at El Alamein that pushed German forces from North Africa. Jackie Robinson was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945 and later joined the major league team in 1947. The United Nations General Assembly convened in New York in 1946. President Kennedy authorized a naval blockade of Cuba in 1962. Earthquakes killed over 10,000 people in Nicaragua in 1972. Suicide bomb attacks in Beirut killed U.S. Marines and French soldiers in 1983. The U.S. Senate rejected Judge Robert Bork's Supreme Court nomination in 1987, and Hungary ended communist rule in 1989. In 1998 Dr. Barnett Slepian, an obstetrician who performed abortions, was killed by a sniper.

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