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A bit of February 7th history…
1827 - Ballet introduced to US at Bowery Theater, NYC
1959 - Fidel Castro proclaims new Cuban Constitution
1962 - US President JFK begins blockade of Cuba by banning all Cuban imports and exports
1969 - Al-Fatah leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO
1992 - Maastricht Treaty signed by 12 countries from the European Community to create the European Union
2018 - DNA analysis of Cheddar Man, UK’s oldest complete skeleton shows he had dark skin and blue eyes (pictured)
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