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Not exactly. Yet Genesis\u2019 GV80 Coupe is an impressive SUV<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 1974, President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign the following day.<\/p>\n<p>In 1988, Chicago\u2019s Wrigley Field hosted its first-ever night baseball game; the contest between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies would be rained out in the fourth inning.<\/p>\n<p>In 2000, the wreckage of the Confederate submarine H.L. 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