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On This Day 13th May - Hedgehog - 05-14-2009 1787: The 'First Fleet' carrying convicts sets sail for Australia, where it will set up the first penal colony. 1830: Simon Bolivar, the 'Liberator', who won independence for much of South America from Spain, dies. 1943: The Allies secure victory in North Africa with the surrender of 250,000 German and Italian troops. |
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