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After 244 years, it is announced that these books will cease to be printed, moving exclusively to digital content.2012
Encyclopedia Britannica
87.1%
National Geographic
5.3% Strunk & White Elements of Style
1.5% Oxford Atlas of the World
2.3%
This US Confederate President signs a law authorizing the use of slaves in Confederate fighting forces.1865
Jefferson Davis
69.1%
Robert E. Lee
20.8% Stonewall Jackson
7.5% Patrick Cleburne
1.1%
The Great Blizzard of 1888 enters its third day, covering this US region with more than 50 in. of snowfall.1888
New England
65.5%
Upper Midwest
20.9% Northwest
8.2% Lower Midwest
3.1%
The Moscow Peace Treaty goes into effect, ending the 3-month long Winter War between the Soviet Union and this defending nation.1940
Finland
60.6%
Sweden
8.5% China
21.9% Iran
6.1%
Sir William Herschel discovers this planet, initially mistaking it for a passing comet.1781
Uranus
56.3%
Mars
13.1% Mercury
19.9% Saturn
10.7%
This company puts forth its first public offering, with shares starting at $21. By the end of its first day of trading they are valued at $31.25. 1986
Microsoft
40.9%
Apple
46.1% Dell
3.9% AT&T
5.4%
This Beatles' song reaches #1, making it the band's seventh #1 hit in the US, where it would remain for two weeks.1965
Eight Days a Week
19.9%
Yesterday
23.9% Help!
26.9% I Want to Hold Your Hand
26%
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