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1606

Guy Fawkes is put to death for his involvement in England’s infamous Gunpowder Plot.

1865

The U.S. House of Representatives approves the 13th Amendment, formally ending slavery in the United States.

1917

Germany reinstates unrestricted submarine warfare amid World War I, escalating naval conflict.

1950

President Harry Truman reveals that the United States has developed the hydrogen bomb.

1961

NASA sends Ham, the first chimpanzee in space, on a successful suborbital mission.

1990

Margaret Thatcher steps down as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after more than a decade in office.

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