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1996 Mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title
1989 Houston becomes 1st major college team to gain 1000 yards in a game 1989 To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition and not a sport, in a New Jersey court 1987 Dow Jones Avg soared 664.7; 2nd biggest one-day gain in history 1978 New York Yankees win to gain sole possession of 1st place from 14 games back 1975 1st New York Jet to gain 1,000 yards rushing (John Riggins) 1975 Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule 1967 Dominica and St. Lucia gain independence from Britain 1962 Trinidad and Tobago gain independence from Britain (National Day) 1962 Burundi and Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) 1950 Cleveland Browns' Marion Motley sets record for highest avg gain in a game with 17.1 (10 attempts), Cleveland 45, Pittsburgh 7 1930 Nazis gain 107 seats in German election 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound 1823 United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico 1821 Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua gain independ 1811 Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain 636 Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from Byzantine Empire |
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