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August 27, 2020
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April 16, 2020
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→Communist takeover of Cuba, and also the Berlin Wall: better
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April 13, 2020
→Communist takeover of Cuba: add photo of Berlin Wall
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December 12, 2013
→The 80th Congress: A newly numbered Congress begins in January every two years, after the November election of a new set of congressmen.
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→The 80th Congress: Notice that a new "session" of Congress begins every two years, early the next year after the November election of a new set of congressmen.
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→The 80th Congress: a new "session" of Congress begins every two years, after the November election of a new set of congressmen. Each session is numbered starting with the First Congress in 1789,
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→The 80th Congress: The Second Congress convened in 1791, the Third Congress convened in 1793, and so on until the 80th Congress convened in 1947.
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December 5, 2013
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Protected "American History Lecture Twelve": lecture is complete; comments on talk page ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))
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For a shorter version of this lecture, skim the portions on the Cold War, Korean and Vietnam Wars, but read carefully and focus on the other sections.
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