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1900-Solar eclipse occurs

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1738-Turkish troops occupy Orsova & Ochakov

1915-Thomas Edison invents telescribe to record telephone conversations

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1892-Dr. Washington Sheffield invents toothpaste tube

1216-French crown prince Louis enters England

0325-First Christian ecumenical council opens at Nicæa, Asia Minor

1899-Victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid England

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