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7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks
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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
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Born January 21, 1885 • Italy
Died July 30, 1978 (aged 93) • Rome • Italy

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