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This week, we remember a colonial protest against the Stamp Act – a reminder that you can make your voice heard any day, not just Election Day. Also: the inventions of the ballpoint pen and home surveillance systems; the 1929 stock market crash; and a lesser-known (but still pivotal) Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation.
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