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1616 - Walter Raleigh was released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana. 1760 - The great fire of Boston destroyed 349 buildings. 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," subtitled "Life Among the Lowly," was first published. 1935 - "Your Hit Parade" made its debut on radio. 1956 - Tunisia gained independence from France. 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono were married in Gibraltar.
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