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Today in History—April 24: How an Anthrax Experiment Quarantined an Island
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A person in protective gear stands beside a warning sign on Gruinard Island stating the ground is contaminated with anthrax due to government experiments, with landing prohibited as of 1986.
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April 24, 1990: The longest quarantine of an island in history came to an end
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