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Balloon Raid

The Balloon Raid was a non-violent British Women's Suffrage Movement protest event that took place over the skies of London on Tuesday 16 February 1909 during King Edward VII's royal procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster for the official State Opening of Parliament.

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The Balloon Raid was a non-violent British Women's Suffrage Movement protest event that took place over the skies of London on Tuesday 16 February 1909 during King Edward VII's royal procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster for the official State Opening of Parliament.

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  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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