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1972
Operation Linebacker II Begins
The United States began Operation Linebacker II against North Vietnam on December 18, 1972.
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Operation Linebacker II Begins
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Project SCORE Launches an Early Communications Satellite
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Bell Laboratories Demonstrates the Transistor
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Chicago After the Fire: From Burned Blocks to a New Skyline
A photograph taken after the 1871 fire can make Chicago look as though its future had been decided by a wall of flame. A view from around 1905 tells a different story: tall offices, busy transport routes and commercial streets crowded again.
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