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[UNKNOWN]: Thank you.

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[SPEAKER_00]: On this day, August 14th, 1880, construction began on Cologne Cathedral in Germany after sitting unfinished for centuries.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Work on the Cathedral had first started in the 1200s, but the project stalled for generations before finally being completed in the 1900s.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Its long construction history made it feel almost like a building that belonged to several different eras at once.

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[SPEAKER_00]: When it was finished, it stood as one of Europe's most dramatic Gothic landmarks and a symbol of patience, ambition, and changing history.

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[SPEAKER_00]: an audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's voice was made.

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[SPEAKER_00]: One of the earliest recordings of a famous musician speaking.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Also on this day, August 14th, 1980, workers at the Lenin shipyard in the Donsk, Poland began a strike that helped lead to the solidarity movement.

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[UNKNOWN]: Thank you.