On this day in 1944, the Stalinist regime began deporting the Chechens and Ingush into remote areas of the Soviet Union.

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On this day in 1876, Native American writer and activist Zitkála-Šá was born.

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On this day in 1933, singer and musician Nina Simone was born in North Carolina. 

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On this day in 1805, American abolitionist and women's rights advocate Angelina Grimké was born. 

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On this day in 1963, "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan was published. 

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On this day in 1934, writer, activist, and feminist Audre Lorde was born.

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On this day in 1838, Zulus killed Voortrekkers in the Weenen massacre.

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On this day in 1953, the Swedish company ASEA created synthetic diamonds.

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On this day in 1954, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation approving the Distant Early Warning Line, a network of radar stations built to detect Soviet bombers.

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On this day in 1949, miners in Quebec led a strike for better working conditions and wages.

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