Same meaning?
On 18 January , a caucus of 64 Bucktail legislators nominated US Vice President Benjamin Mooers for the Governor and State Senator Daniel D. Tompkins for Vice Governor .
On January 18 , a caucus of 64 Bucktail legislators nominated U.S. Vice President Benjamin Mooers for Governor and State Senator Daniel D. Tompkins for Lieutenant Governor .

Answer: yes

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By then , three-quarters of the slaves had been liberated in Delaware , and a high proportion of slaves in Maryland .
By then , three-quarters of the slaves in Delaware had been freed , and a high proportion of slaves in Maryland .

Answer: yes

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This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean , along Brazil in the Atlantic .
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean ; in the Caribbean Sea along Brazil .

Answer: no

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He was guillotined on 28 April 1794 , when he was sentenced at the same time as his elder brother .
He was guillotined on April 28 , 1794 , when he was sentenced at the same time as his elder brother .

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yes