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Human Genome Project completed

Human Genome Project completed

2003

The Human Genome Project was completed, sequencing the entire human genome with an accuracy of 99.99%. This was a major milestone in the field of genetics, and it has paved the way for many important medical breakthroughs.

First US president assassination

First US president assassination

1865

Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. He died the next day from his injuries, becoming the first American president to be assassinated. The assassination occurred just days after the end of the American Civil War.

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