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Events (200 years ago today): 1824 – American explorer Benjamin Morrell departed Antarctica after a voyage later plagued by claims of fraud.[5]
Births (200 years ago today): 1824 – William Allingham, Irish poet, author, and scholar (d. 1889)
Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Joe Gaetjens, Haitian footballer (d. 1964)
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