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American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech at the March on Washington.

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Beginning of Time

c. 476

Flavius Odoacer leads a revolt that deposes Emperor Romulus Augustulus, marking the end of the Western Roman Empire

Present Day

Note: BCE means that the date is the number of years before the current era (CE/AD).
c. is short for 'circa' and indicates that the date is considered approximate.

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