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Today in history

1863: Mexico City was captured by French troops.

1892: J.F. Palmer patented the cord bicycle tire. 1892: John Joseph Doyle became the first pinchhitter in baseball when he was used in a game.

1903: Prof. Pierre Curie revealed the discovery of Polonium.

1909: Mary Pickford made her motion picture debut in “The Violin Maker of Cremona.”

1929: The sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome.

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