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*[[1657]] - '''[[New Amsterdam]]''' (later to become [[History of New York|New York]]) granted [[freedom of religion]] to [[Jew]]s.
*[[1657]] - '''[[New Amsterdam]]''' (later to become [[History of New York|New York]]) granted [[freedom of religion]] to [[Jew]]s.
*[[1862]] - The first [[pasteurization]] test was completed by '''[[Louis Pasteur]]''' and [[Claude Bernard]].
*[[1862]] - The first [[pasteurization]] test was completed by '''[[Louis Pasteur]]''' and [[Claude Bernard]].
*[[1902]] - [[Pierre Curie|Pierre]] and '''[[Marie Curie]]''' refined [[radium]] chloride.
*[[1914]] - The '''[[Ludlow Massacre]]''' of [[Strike action|striking]] [[Colorado]] coal miners and their families took place.
*[[1914]] - The '''[[Ludlow Massacre]]''' of [[Strike action|striking]] [[Colorado]] coal miners and their families took place.
*[[1931]] - Construction on '''[[Hoover Dam]]''' began on the [[Colorado River (U.S.)|Colorado River]].
*[[1999]] - [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold]] murdered 13 people in the '''[[Columbine High School massacre]]'''.
*[[1999]] - [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold]] murdered 13 people in the '''[[Columbine High School massacre]]'''.
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Marie Curie
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