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Presidential nominations in churches debate Baltimore conventions
Two U.S. presidents were nominated by their parties at conventions held in churches in Baltimore, Maryland. The question notes Van Buren and Harrison as examples and references a church-based convention scenario. The entry also marks the Space Age milestone with Explorer I launching from Cape Canaveral on January 31, 1958, signaling the start of human spaceflight era.
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