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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was put to death at the age of nineteen after being convicted of heresy and sorcery. In 1920 she was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

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South Park co-creator Trey Parker

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1868- The first Memorial Day was celebrated when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves

1964- The Beatles' "Love Me Do" single goes number #1


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