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Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first Black woman and first Indian-American to hold the office as on 20-January-2021. Her oath of office was administered by Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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"The Statue of Liberty" was a gift from France to the USA.

It dedicated on October 28, 1886.

It recognized as a universal symbol of freedom.

It is located in New York.

It has a height of 93 meters.

The construction started in 1876.

The construction was completed in 1886.

It is designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.

It was designated on October 15, 1924.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

He following his leadership as a general during World War II.

Additional Information:

1st President: George Washington (1789–1797)

2nd President: John Adams (1797–1801)

3rd President: Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809)

35th President: John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)

36th President: Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)

37th President: Richard Nixon (1969–1974)

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The Cuban Missile Crisis involved the USA, Russia, and Cuba.

It was a tense 13-day confrontation in 1962 over Soviet missiles deployed in Cuba.

It brought the U.S. and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.

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Nancy Pelosi served as the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, having made history in 2007 when she was elected the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House.

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Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955,

the Montgomery bus boycott was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.

Date: December 5, 1955 – December 20, 1956 

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The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement originated in the United States in 2013, after the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's murderer.

The movement gained widespread attention and support in 2020 following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other African Americans.

BLM protests and activism have since spread globally, but its roots and core initiatives began in the US.

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About Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023

Co-winners: Katalin Kariko & Drew Weissman

Katalin Kariko belongs to Hungary

Drew Weissman belongs to USA

For their work which helped develop Covid vaccines in early 2020

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49th Parallel between United States of America and Canada is the longest international boundary in the world.

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The Atlantic Charter was a statement issued on 14 August 1941 that set out American and British goals for the world after the end of World War II.

Signatories:

Franklin D. Roosevelt (US president)

Winston Churchill (UK prime minister)

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