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Major world events from 1789 to 2004 summarized
Key historical milestones include George Washington’s unanimous 1789 presidential election, the 1938 release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Patty Hearst’s 1974 kidnapping, the 1977 Chicago Loop CTA crash, and Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launching thefacebook com in 2004.
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George Washington
United States
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patty Hearst
Berkeley
California
Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Harvard
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook