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becomes the first vehicle to circle the Moon (September 18) and return to splashdown on Earth. It also carries the first living organisms to circle the Moon, including two
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Congenital absence of the thymus and its immunologic consequences: concurrence with congenital hypoparathyroidism
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Petticoat Pioneers: The History of the Pioneer Women who Lived on the Diamond Fields in the Early Years
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Restivo, Angelo; Sarkozy, Anna; Digilio, Maria Cristina; Dallapiccola, Bruno; Marino, Bruno (2006).
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Famous First Facts: A Record of First Happenings, Discoveries, and Inventions in American History
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April – First book printed completely using electronic composition, the United States edition of
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Segre, Beniamino (1968). "Alcune proprietà differenziali in grande delle curve chiuse sghembe".
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Machado, Calixto (2005). "The first organ transplant from a brain-dead donor".
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committee report on irreversible coma establishes a paradigm for defining
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AFIPS Conference Proceedings of the 1968 Fall Joint Computer Conference
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