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* ... that Susan Finnegan was the first female head of the arachnids section at the Natural History Museum, London, but had to resign her job to marry?
* ... that '''[[Susan Finnegan]]''' was the first female head of the arachnids section at the Natural History Museum, London, but had to resign her job to marry?
* ... that [[Martha Washington]]'s portrait on the '''[[History Instructing Youth|1896 US one-dollar silver certificate]]''' is the most recent time that a woman has been featured on US paper money?
* ... that [[Thomas Gouge|a clergyman from London]] established 87 '''[[History of education in Wales before 1701|schools in Wales in the 17th century]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Harold C. Hinton]]''' was one of the only American academics under [[McCarthyism]] to study [[History of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976)|communist China]]?
:[[Prime Minister of Senegal|Senegalese prime minister]] [[Ousmane Sonko]] announces the closure of all foreign military bases in [[Senegal|the country]], citing a decision by [[President of Senegal|President]] [[Bassirou Diomaye Faye]] to remove foreign troops as part of a broader shift away from [[History of Senegal#Modern colonialism|colonial-era]] military arrangements. [https://apnews.com/article/senegal-france-military-bases-close-e525f3a11825fbe397b90363c9417224 (AP)]
:[[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Joe Biden]] announces [[pardon]]s for 39 people convicted of non-violent offenses, and [[Commutation (law)|commutes]] the sentences of 1,500 others who had been released from prison to [[house arrest]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. It is considered the "largest single-day grant of clemency in [[History of the United States|modern history]]". [https://apnews.com/article/biden-pardons-clemency-4432002d67334e6716c2776fd73f3cc8 (AP)]
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Sumerian King List has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you.
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Volteer1 (talk) 14:09, 7 February 2021 (UTC)