TODAY IN HISTORY
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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
Jan. 17, 1917
Denmark ceded the Virgin Islands to the United States for $25 million. ALSO ON THIS DATE
1929
The cartoon character Popeye the Sailor made his debut in the “Thimble Theatre” comic strip.
1945
Soviet and Polish...
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