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... March 5 , 1890 ?, Chicago - d . March 26 , 1969 , Mexico City ) , elusive novel- ist whose identity was secret until the end of his life . Traven , self - educated and a sailor , lived mainly in Latin America , primarily Mex- ico ...
... March 5 , 1890 ?, Chicago - d . March 26 , 1969 , Mexico City ) , elusive novel- ist whose identity was secret until the end of his life . Traven , self - educated and a sailor , lived mainly in Latin America , primarily Mex- ico ...
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... March 13 , 1887 , Charlottesville , Va.-d. May 8 , 1973 , Bethesda , Md . ) , U.S. Marine Corps officer who led the first large - scale U.S. offen- sive against the Japanese on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands ( August 1942 ) during ...
... March 13 , 1887 , Charlottesville , Va.-d. May 8 , 1973 , Bethesda , Md . ) , U.S. Marine Corps officer who led the first large - scale U.S. offen- sive against the Japanese on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands ( August 1942 ) during ...
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... March 4 rioting commenced at Cholet and by the 13th the Vendée was in open revolt . The uprising coincided with rising dis- affection in Lyons , Marseilles , and Normandy and seriously threatened the Revolution inter- nally at a time ...
... March 4 rioting commenced at Cholet and by the 13th the Vendée was in open revolt . The uprising coincided with rising dis- affection in Lyons , Marseilles , and Normandy and seriously threatened the Revolution inter- nally at a time ...
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