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Ice sheet breaks loose in Canada

A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away from Ellesmere Island in Canada's northern Arctic, another dramatic indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar...

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In 1774,

the first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia.

In 1793,

the Reign of Terror began during the French Revolution as the National Convention instituted harsh measures to repress counterrevolutionary activities.

In 1836,

Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas.