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In 1661, Cardinal Jules Mazarin, the chief minister of France, died, leaving King Louis XIV in full control.

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In 1787, Shays’s Rebellion suffered a setback when debt-ridden farmers led by Capt. Daniel Shays failed to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass.

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In 1520, Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant, or face excommunication.

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On March 9, 1954, CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy’s anti-Communism campaign on an episode o…