1820 Russian Antarctic Expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausenand Mikhail Lazarev discover the continent of Antarctica 1825 US Congress approves Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for the forced relocation of the Eastern Indian tribes via the "Trail of Tears" 1888 The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. for "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge" 1924 Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow 1944 Siege of Leningrad lifted by the Soviets after 880 days and more than 2 million Russians killed 1945 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland 1973 US & North Vietnam's William Rogers & Nguyen Duy Trinh sign cease-fire, ending longest US war and military draft | 
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