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1984	The African republic Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso.	Tweet
1964	Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were found dead in Mississippi.	Tweet
1961	American politician, Barack Obama, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.	Tweet
1914	Nazi Germany invaded Belgium and England declared war on Germany.	Tweet
1901	American musician, Louis Armstrong, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.	Tweet
1693	Benedictine monk, Dom Perignon, invented champagne. The famous brand of champagne Dom Perignon is named after him.	Tweet
1060	King Henry I of France is died in Vitry-en-Brie, France.	Tweet

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