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A Look Back This Week historical milestones list
A chronicle of events from 1682 to 2003 covering La Salle claiming Louisiana, slave revolt in New York, the Sugar Act, the Mormon church founding, Lee surrender at Appomattox, Reconstruction gains, Peary reaching the North Pole, the 17th Amendment, Tampico arrest, Chalabi and Iraqi fighers airlift, Basra occupation, Iraqi resistance wipeout, Saddam statue toppled, and Grassley tax cut compromise.
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Robert Cavelier
Sieur de la Salle
Mississippi River
France
Louisiana
New York
Second Bank
U.S
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith
Fayette
N.Y
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Appomattox Court House
Congress
Johnson
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Matthew Henson
Tampico
Mexico
Veracruz
Ahmed Chalabi
Iraqi National Congress
Iraq
Basra
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Firdos Square
Senate
House
Bush
Charles Grassley
R-Iown
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