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In 1783, the first manned balloon flight took place in Paris as Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier ascended in a basket attached to a tethered Mo…

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In 1858, the seventh and final debate between senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas took place in Alton, Ill.

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Duke lacrosse prosecutor reports to jail; exonerated players seek settlement

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Families affected by illness and injury join Clinton in backing stem cell research