The major federal, religious, traditional, and informal holidays celebrated in the United States
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The global spread of the First and Second World Wars made them the two most notable events of the 20th century. But they were far from the only major conflicts.
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UN and Census Bureau calculations agree on the figure but not on the date of the milestone
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