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During the Gloster years, " Zura " as he came to be known, set an international speed record: London-Copenhagen-London, 4 – 5 April 1950 at Gloster's instruction to sell the aircraft to the Danish Air Force.
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During World War II, a US submarine, the USS Puffer ( SS-268 ), came under several hours of depth charge attack by a Japanese surface vessel until the ship became convinced the submarine had somehow escaped.
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During that year, the clinic came under investigation by Dutch police after rumors about female staffmembers committing sexual offenses against convicts emerged.
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During World War II thousands of indigenous Liberians came from the nation's interior to the coastal regions in search of jobs.
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During medieval times, when learning came under the purview of the Church, these subjects ( called the Trivium ) were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music, and astronomy ( which included the study of astrology ).
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