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Brazil: the largest country in South America declared its independence from Portugal (1822)
Brazil: the largest country in South America declared its independence from Portugal (1822)
Peking Protocol: ended the Boxer Rebellion in China (1901)
Peking Protocol: ended the Boxer Rebellion in China (1901)
Miss America: the first competition began, as a two-day beauty contest, in Atlantic City, New Jersey (1921)
Miss America: the first competition began, as a two-day beauty contest, in Atlantic City, New Jersey (1921)
Tasmanian wolf: the last known thylacine, Benjamin, died in Hobart Zoo, though there may be survivors in the wild (1936)
Tasmanian wolf: the last known thylacine, Benjamin, died in Hobart Zoo, though there may be survivors in the wild (1936)
London Blitz: heavy bombing of the UK by the Nazi Luftwaffe began during WWII (1940)
London Blitz: heavy bombing of the UK by the Nazi Luftwaffe began during WWII (1940)