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The Swahili Coast: Where Africa Met the World

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The Swahili Coast: Where Africa Met the World

A Tale of Trade, Culture, and Discovery on East Africa's Shores

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2012
Croatia held a referendum in which it voted to become a member of the European Union.
2006
Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
1987
After being convicted of receiving bribes, Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself in front of television cameras during a press conference.
1984
During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, the first successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, with the television commercial "1984".
1979
After surrounding Mutukula the previous day, Tanzanian forces attacked the town and caused Ugandan forces to flee.
1973
The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade struck down laws restricting abortion during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.

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