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On this day in history highlights
On this day in history various events are noted including 1872 Boston fire destroying about 1000 buildings 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated and fled to the Netherlands 1935 CIO formation led by John L. Lewis 1938 Kristallnacht looting and arson in Germany and Austria 1953 Dylan Thomas died in New York 1963 disasters in Japan 1970 Charles de Gaulle died 1976 UN anti apartheid resolutions 1988 John Mitchell died 1989 East Germany opened borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Netherlands
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Austria
Dylan Thomas
New York
Japan
Charles de Gaulle
U.N. General Assembly
South Africa
John Mitchell
Washington
East Germany
Associated Press