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Today in History highlights from 1911 to 1936
On this date in 1911 Sun Yat-sen became first president of the Republic of China. In 1775 American forces were defeated at Quebec. The 1853 Gadsden Purchase added land that would become Arizona and New Mexico. Rudyard Kipling was born in 1665. In 1903 the Iroquois Theater fire killed 388. In 1936 the UAW staged a sit-down at a GM plant.
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Sun Yat-sen
Republic of China
Quebec
Canada
Gadsden Purchase
United States
Mexico
Arizona
New Mexico
Rudyard Kipling
Chicago
United Automobilee Workers Union
General Motors