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His orders from the King of France: Expel the British from Nova Scotia, then burn Boston and sack New England. 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The Irish now make up a quarter of the population of Liverpool, and the same is true of cities on the east coast of North America.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351818686#Undated", "title": "1852 in the United Kingdom", "revid": 1351818686, "section": "Events › Undated"}}, {"year": 1886, "year_label": "1886 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "June", "text": "1-30 June - Numerous Norwegian emigrants arrived in North American ports aboard transatlantic steamships, including New York, Quebec, Boston, Philadelphia, and Halifax.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1305991696#June", "title": "1886 in Norway", "revid": 1305991696, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1964, "year_label": "1964 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 27", "text": "March 27 (Good Friday) – The Great Alaskan earthquake, the second-most powerful known (and the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history) at a magnitude of 9.2, strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371069587#March", "title": "1964", "revid": 1371069587, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1969, "year_label": "1969 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 15", "text": "May 15 – An American teenager known as 'Robert R.' dies in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, of a baffling medical condition. 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