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Vasco da Gama, the Beatles' First Meeting & Sliced Bread | Jul 6–12
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This week in history spans five centuries of turning points: Vasco da Gama sets sail for India, Althea Gibson breaks Wimbledon's colour barrier, John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at a church fete, and the world gets its first communications satellite. Eight remarkable historical events, one unforgettable week.
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On October second, forty-eight BC, Julius Caesar sailed into Alexandria, Egypt, hot on the heels of his great rival Pompey. The two Roman generals had been locked in a brutal civil war, and Caesar expected a confrontation.
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