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November 18: St. Peter's Basilica is Consecrated and the Battle of the Somme Finally Ends

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November 18, 2020

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1477  First English dated printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" by William Caxton

1626  St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world's largest Christian basilica

1916  British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of the Somme in World War I after more than 1 million soldiers had been killed or wounded

1978  In Jonestown, Guyana, 918 members of the Peoples Temple are murdered or commit suicide under the leadership of cult leader Jim Jones

1993  Black and white leaders in South Africa approve new democratic constitution

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