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January 1st, 1959:
In Cuba, Fidel Castro and his guerrillas toppled Fulgencio Batista from power, clearing the way for decades of Communist rule.
1863:
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves and the Confederate states to be free.
1892:
Ellis Island opened for business in New York, serving as the gateway for millions of immigrants entering the U.S. through the early 20th century.
1953:
Country singer Hank Williams Senior died of a drug and alcohol overdose on his way to a concert in Camp, Ohio. He was 29.
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