I would like to know more about the history of the [city]. Please provide me with a brief overview of [city]'s history, focusing on key events and dates. Your response should contain at least 3 placeholders represented by square brackets, such as [address]. Highlight at least 2 sections in your answer with markdown, i.e. *highlighted section*. Include keywords [city], [founding], [war], [reconstruction] in the response.
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