China Dissolves the Government of Tibet
On this day in 1959, the Government of Tibet was dissolved by the occupying Chinese . To this day, the government in exile resides in Dharamsala , India .
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On this day in 1760, the greatest fire up to that time (in Boston) destroyed a large area of Boston in the United States. Some 349 buildings, including homes and shops were destroyed, and over 1000 people rendered homeless. Though a great tragedy for Boston, this great city suffered from many like disasters, as can be seen in the article linked to below.
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For an account of the Great Fire of Boston in 1872 (November 9 10), visit:http://www.archive.org/details/historyofgreatfi00conw http://www.kellscraft.com/GreatFireOfBoston/GreatFireofBostonContentPage.html
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USA: A ‘Great Fire’ of Boston
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