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September 11: Patriot Day in the United States

1649 – Cromwellian conquest of Ireland: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army ended the Siege of Drogheda, took over the town and massacred its garrison.
1814 – The Battle of Plattsburgh ended Britain's final invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812.
Swami Vivekananda (pictured) introduced Hinduism
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1914 – During the First World War, the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force invaded German New Guinea, winning the Battle of Bita Paka.
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