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Misc. History
1733 - Joseph Priestly invented carbonated water (seltzer).
1765 - The Stamp Act was passed. It was the first direct British tax on the American colonists. It was repealed on March 17, 1766.
1873 - Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico.
1934 - The first Masters golf championship began in Augusta, GA.
1963 - The Beatles' first album, "Please Please Me," was released in the U.K.
1995 - Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned to Earth after setting a record for 438 days in space.
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