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15 FEBRUARY
Оглавление1882 the first cargo of frozen meat left New Zealand for Britain on the SS Dunedin.
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1942 Singapore surrendered to Japanese forces.
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1944 the Allies bombed Monte Cassino monastery in Italy to prevent the Germans fortifying it.
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1965 Canada flew its newly adopted red maple leaf flag for the first time.
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1965 Nat King Cole, singer and jazz pianist who sold more than 50 million records, died of cancer aged 45.
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1971 Britain adopted decimal currency.
