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Date Formatting Example

No, don't do this
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Date: June 4, 1998 Date: 8 Feb. 1999 Date: 2-13-99 Date: 1997-01-06
Yes, this is consistent
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Date: 1998-06-04 Date: 1999-02-08 Date: 1999-02-13 Date: 1997-01-06