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14 results for MDLI from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Jan 11, 2017	10A	Mid-16th-century year (2)	Peter A. Collins
Tue Jun 10, 2014	42D	The year 1551	Pamela Klawitter
Sun Apr 21, 2013	101D	Roman 1551	Jonah Kagan
Sun May 20, 2012	13D	Mid 16th-century year (2)	Alan Arbesfeld
Sun Oct 3, 2010	110D	Year Boris Godunov was born	Daniel A. Finan
Thu May 10, 2007	23D	Year the National University of Mexico was founded (2)	Peter A. Collins
Fri Sep 2, 2005	20A	Year the National University of Mexico was founded (2)	Sherry O. Blackard
Sun Aug 22, 2004	125A	Year of Boris Godunov's birth	Cathy Millhauser
Sat Mar 13, 2004	38D	Year the oldest college in the Americas was founded, in Mexico City	Harvey Estes
Mon Sep 9, 2002	54D	Livy's 1,551	William I. Johnston
Tue Dec 22, 1998	47D	1551, in monuments	Adam Cohen
Sun Nov 24, 1996	66D	Year in Ivan the Terrible's reign	M. Jacobson
Tue Jun 27, 1995	52D	1551, on monuments	Diane C. Baldwin
Wed Jun 14, 1995	50D	16th-century date	Richard Hughes

5 results for MDLI from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 6, 1991	98D	DXVII x III	Gloria Evans	Maleska
Sat Apr 2, 1983	50D	Year in the reign of Edward VI	Robert Katz	Maleska
Fri Mar 5, 1982	67A	Year before Raleigh's birth	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Sun Sep 30, 1956	142D	When Elizabeth I was eighteen.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Wed Feb 4, 1953	51A	Year when Elizabeth I was eighteen.	Unknown	Farrar

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