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Today in Ti: Highlights from January 1, 1971
AP notes key historical events linked to January 1 including Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, Rio de Janeiro’s founding in 1531, Paul Revere’s birth in 1735, the 1863 Homestead Act, Australia’s proclamation in 1901, Castro’s Cuban Revolution triumph in 1959, Laos military activity ten years ago, Pope Paul VI urging Soviet China over Vietnam, and Israeli air strikes near the Suez Canal a year ago.
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Abraham Lincoln
Rio de Janeiro
Paul Revere
Boston
Beatrice
Neb
Commonwealth of Australia
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Laos
Pope Paul VI
Soviet Union
China
Suez Canal