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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Mar 28, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Feb 20, 2024
Article revised and updated. Oct 22, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Toronto - Biography of Sir Thomas Button.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 May 17, 2007
Added new Web site: Manitoba Historical Society - Admiral Sir Thomas Button. Apr 13, 2007
Added new Web site: Manitoba Historical Society - Admiral Sir Thomas Button. Apr 13, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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