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The current earliest major SSW event occurred on 28 November in 1969 and 2025.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The people mover has been subject to years of delays since 2023 and will now open in February at the earliest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Instead of developing into full-sized planets, countless smaller bodies remained, preserving evidence of the solar system's earliest period of formation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
The earliest you can claim your Social Security retirement benefits is age 62, but those payments will be reduced for life if you do.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Philip Caputo, the young lieutenant who had led his platoon on some of the earliest combat missions in Vietnam, walked into his executive officer’s tent at U.S.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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