Event:
It is determined that the 20111 E. coli O104:H4 bacterial outbreak that began in Germany in May 2011 resulted from a combination of two dangerous E. coli strains
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1996 Nintendo 64 goes on sale in Japan
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1976 CCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure, 555 m, opens
1956 Gamal Abdel Nasser elected president of Egypt
1860 U.S. Secret Service created
