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1473 Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer who proposed that the sun not the Earth was the centre of the Universe, was born in Poland.

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1861 Tsar Alexander II abolished serfdom in Russia.

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1878 the patent for Thomas Edison’s phonograph (the original gramophone) was issued.

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1897 the Women’s Institute was founded by Adelaide Hoodless in Ontario, Canada, and came to Britain during the First World War.

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1945 US marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima, whose capture created a forward air base in the war against Japan.

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1985 the BBC televised the first episode of EastEnders.