Problem: Bountiful arrived after war's end, sailing into San Francisco Bay 21 August 1945. Bountiful was then assigned as hospital ship at Yokosuka, Japan, departing San Francisco 1 November 1945.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Bountiful reached San Francisco in August 1945.
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Answer: yes

Problem: The Titanic sank in 1912 after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
The Titanic sank in 1912.
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Answer: yes

Problem: Philip Morris cited strong volume gains in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, central and eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Japan, Korea, Argentina and Brazil.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Philip Morris made market gains in Russia.
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Answer: yes

Problem: In 1969, more than 500 million people around the world sat in front of television sets, watching grainy images of two men in white bulky spacesuits planting a U.S. flag on the lunar landscape with its black horizon.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
The Apollo astronauts waved the American flag on the moon in 1969.
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Answer:
yes