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This Week in History, March 16-22: Learn about the 1992 apartheid referendum in South Africa, the first person to walk in space, and the events leading to the Iraq War

This Week in History, March 16-22: Learn about the 1992 apartheid referendum in South Africa, the first person to walk in space, and the events leading to the Iraq War

Overview of the events of March 16–22.
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    It's a day to “never forget.” But what does remembrance look like 25 years later?
    25 Years Later, How Do We Remember 9/11?
    A uniformed arm rests a hand on a service cap beside a small American flag. Large text reads: remembering 9/11.
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    Donald Trump being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
    Donald J. Trump's Inauguration as the 45th U.S. President
    Donald J. Trump's Inauguration as the 45th U.S. President
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    The mail must go through. Mush!
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    The 250-Year-Old History of American Mail
    A sealed envelope with a red wax stamp is overlaid with lit birthday candles shaped as the numbers 2, 5, and 0, in front of a faded background showing a mailbox and a postal worker in a mail truck.