This Day in History

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 02 1955 Fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin refuses to give up her seat on a segregated bus A full nine months before Rosa Parks's famous act of civil disobedience, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin is arrested on March 2, 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus. Colvin was traveling home from scho... read more 19th Century 1836 Texas declares independence American Revolution 1776 The Siege of Boston Art, Literature, and Film History 1904 Dr. Seuss born Cold War 1969 Soviet Union and Chinese armed forces clash Crime 1929 Congress passes the Jones Act 1978 Grave robbers steal Charlie Chaplin’s body Inventions & Science 1966 Ford celebrates 1 millionth Mustang Slavery 1807 Congress abolishes the African slave trade Space Exploration 1972 Pioneer 10 launched to Jupiter Sports 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points Vietnam War 1967 Bobby Kennedy proposes plan to end the war World War I 1917 Puerto Ricans become U.S. citizens, are recruited for war effort World War II 1943 The Battle of the Bismarck Sea 1944 Train passengers suffocate

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 03 1887 Helen Keller meets Anne Sullivan, her teacher and “miracle worker” On March 3, 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months. Under Sullivan’s tutelage, including her pioneering “touch teaching” techniques, Keller flourished, eventually graduating from college and becomin... read more 1990s 1991 LAPD officers beat Rodney King on camera 19th Century 1879 United States Geological Survey created Art, Literature, and Film History 1915 “Birth of a Nation” opens in New York 1931 "The Star-Spangled Banner" becomes official U.S. national anthem Civil War 1863 Congress passes Civil War Conscription Act 1865 Freedmen’s Bureau created Cold War 1952 Supreme Court rules on communist teachers Natural Disasters & Environment 1974 Faulty door dooms plane Slavery 1820 Congress passes the Missouri Compromise Sports 1875 First indoor game of ice hockey U.S. Presidents 1845 Congress overrides presidential veto for first time 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes is inaugurated in a private ceremony Vietnam War 1965 Ho Chi Minh Trail World War I 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk concluded World War II 1945 Finland declares war on Germany

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 04 1933 FDR inaugurated On March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States. In his famous inaugural address, delivered outside the east wing of the U.S. Capitol, Roosevelt outlined his “New Deal”—an expansion of the federal government... read more American Revolution 1776 American forces occupy Dorchester Heights Art, Literature, and Film History 1952 Ernest Hemingway finishes "The Old Man and the Sea" 1960 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz divorce 1966 John Lennon sparks his first major controversy 1994 John Candy dies Civil War 1861 Abraham Lincoln inaugurated Crime 1944 Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, the head of Murder, Inc., is executed 2005 Martha Stewart is released from prison EARLY U.S. 1789 Government under the U.S. Constitution begins Sports 1990 College basketball star Hank Gathers collapses on court, dies 2004 Mianne Bagger becomes first transgender athlete to play in pro golf tournament U.S. Presidents 1829 Andrew Jackson holds “open house” at the White House 1952 Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis marry World War I 1918 First cases reported in deadly 1918 flu pandemic

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 05 1770 The Boston Massacre On the cold, snowy night of March 5, 1770, a mob of American colonists gathers at the Customs House in Boston and begins taunting the British soldiers guarding the building. The protesters, who called themselves Patriots, were protesting the occupation of their city by British troops, who were sent ... read more 1960s 1960 Iconic photo of Che Guevara taken Art, Literature, and Film History 1839 Charlotte Brontë declines marriage 1966 Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler hits #1 with “Ballad of the Green Berets” Cold War 1946 Churchill delivers Iron Curtain speech Crime 1969 Jim Morrison is charged with lewd behavior at a Miami concert Inventions & Science 1929 David Buick dies 1963 Hula Hoop patented Sports 1966 Marvin Miller elected first full-time MLB Players Association executive director U.S. Presidents 1868 Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson begins World War II 1953 Joseph Stalin dies

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 06 1899 Bayer patents aspirin The German company Bayer patents aspirin on March 6, 1899. Now the most common drug in household medicine cabinets, acetylsalicylic acid was originally made from a chemical found in the bark of willow trees. In its primitive form, the active ingredient, salicin, was used for centuries in folk medici... read more 1980s 1981 Walter Cronkite signs off as anchorman of "CBS Evening News" 1987 Ferry sinks in Belgium, 188 people drown 19th Century 1836 The Battle of the Alamo comes to an end American Revolution 1776 New York demands Sandy Hook lighthouse be dismantled Art, Literature, and Film History 1475 Michelangelo is born 1986 Georgia O'Keeffe dies 2001 The death spiral of Napster begins Cold War 1951 The espionage trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins 1953 Georgy Malenkov succeeds Stalin European History 1983 Helmut Kohl elected West German chancellor Sports 1902 Real Madrid founded U.S. Government and Politics 1857 Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott case U.S. Presidents 1820 President Monroe signs the Missouri Compromise World War II 1945 Dutch Resistance ambushes SS officer

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 07 1965 Civil rights protesters beaten in “Bloody Sunday” attack On March 7, 1965, in Selma, Alabama, a 600-person civil rights demonstration ends in violence when marchers are attacked and beaten by white state troopers and sheriff’s deputies. The day's events became known as "Bloody Sunday." The demonstrators—led by civil rights... read more American Revolution 1777 Five letters pass between Abigail and John Adams Art, Literature, and Film History 1923 “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is published 1988 Writers Guild of America strike begins 1999 Stanley Kubrick dies 2010 Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female director to win an Oscar Civil War 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern), Arkansas Crime 2002 Defense rests in Andrea Yates trial Inventions & Science 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone Vietnam War 1966 U.S. jets launch heaviest air raids of the war World War II 1936 Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland, violating the Treaty of Versailles 1941 British forces arrive in Greece

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 08 1917 February Revolution begins, leading to the end of czarist rule in Russia In Russia, the February Revolution (known as such because of Russia’s use of the Julian calendar) begins on March 8, 1917 when riots and strikes over the scarcity of food erupt in Petrograd. One week later, centuries of czarist rule in Russia ended with the abdication of Nicholas II, and Russia took... read more 21st Century 2014 Malaysia Airlines flight vanishes with more than 200 people aboard African History 1957 Egypt opens the Suez Canal American Revolution 1782 Pennsylvania militiamen murder Patriot allies Art, Literature, and Film History 1993 "Beavis and Butt-Head" premieres on MTV Crime 1951 The Lonely Hearts Killers are executed Inventions & Science 1950 VW bus, icon of counterculture movement, goes into production Natural Disasters & Environment 1669 Mount Etna begins rumbling Sports 1971 Ali battles Frazier in "Fight of the Century" for heavyweight championship U.S. Presidents 1983 Reagan refers to U.S.S.R. as “evil empire” again Vietnam War 1965 U.S. Marines land at Da Nang World War II 1942 Dutch surrender on Java

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 09 1959 The Barbie doll makes its debut On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States with adult features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel... read more American Revolution 1781 Spanish siege of Pensacola begins Art, Literature, and Film History 1996 Comedian George Burns dies at age 100 Civil War 1862 U.S.S. Monitor battles C.S.S. Virginia Crime 1997 Rapper Notorious B.I.G. is killed in Los Angeles EARLY 20th CENTURY U.S. 1916 Pancho Villa attacks Columbus, New Mexico European History 1918 Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist Party Inventions & Science 1985 First Adopt-a-Highway sign goes up Natural Disasters & Environment 1981 Japanese power plant leaks radioactive waste Slavery 1841 Supreme Court rules on Amistad slave ship mutiny case Sports 1979 Lawsuit prompts MLB to allow locker room access to female reporters U.S. Presidents 1954 President Eisenhower criticizes Senator Joseph McCarthy Vietnam War 1970 Marines hand over control of I Corps region World War I 1916 Germany declares war on Portugal World War II 1945 Firebombing of Tokyo

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 10 1959 Tibetans revolt against Chinese occupation On March 10, 1959, Tibetans band together in revolt, surrounding the summer palace of the Dalai Lama in defiance of Chinese occupation forces. China’s occupation of Tibet began nearly a decade before, in October 1950, when troops from its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) invaded the country, barely on... read more 19th Century 1864 Montana vigilantes hang Jack Slade 1876 First speech transmitted by telephone Art, Literature, and Film History 1926 First Book-of-the-Month Club selection is published 1988 Disco sensation Andy Gibb dies at the age of 30 1997 “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” premieres on the WB Cold War 1948 Czech diplomat Jan Masaryk dies under strange circumstances Crime 1993 Dr. David Gunn is murdered by anti-abortion activist European History 1906 Mine explosion kills 1,060 in France Sports 2006 Cuba plays in World Baseball Classic U.S. Presidents 1864 President Lincoln signs Ulysses S. Grant’s commission to command the U.S. Army Vietnam War 1970 Army captain charged with My Lai war crimes World War I 1917 Turkish troops begin evacuation of Baghdad World War II 1945 The Firebombing of Tokyo continues

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 11 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster On March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan causes massive devastation, and the ensuing tsunami decimates the Tōhoku region of northeastern Honshu. On top of the already-horrific destruction and loss of life, the natural disaster also gives rise to a nuclear disaster at the Fuku... read more 21st Century 2020 President Trump addresses the nation on COVID-19; announces travel ban American Revolution 1779 Congress establishes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Art, Literature, and Film History 1903 Lawrence Welk is born Black History 1959 “A Raisin in the Sun” debuts on Broadway Civil War 1861 Confederate states adopt new constitution Cold War 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev picked to succeed Konstantin Chernenko Crime 1989 “Cops” makes TV debut 2004 Terrorists bomb trains in Madrid European History 1997 Paul McCartney knighted Gay Rights 1973 The first PFLAG meeting Inventions & Science 2009 Toyota sells 1 millionth hybrid in U.S. Natural Disasters & Environment 1888 Great Blizzard of ’88 hits East Coast World War II 1942 General MacArthur leaves Corregidor

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 12 1933 FDR broadcasts first "fireside chat" during the Great Depression On March 12, 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address—or “fireside chat”—broadcast directly from the White House. Roosevelt began that first address simply: “I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States a... read more 21st Century 2020 Broadway goes dark due to COVID-19 pandemic American Revolution 1776 Public Notice urges recognition of “humane ladies” Art, Literature, and Film History 2003 The Dixie Chicks backlash begins Asian History 1930 Mohandas Gandhi begins 241-mile civil disobedience march Civil War 1864 Red River Campaign begins Cold War 1947 President Truman announces the Truman Doctrine Crime 1969 London police conduct drug raid at home of George Harrison 2003 Police recover Elizabeth Smart and arrest her abductors Inventions & Science 1894 Coca-Cola sold in glass bottles for the first time Natural Disasters & Environment 1988 Hail causes stampede at soccer match in Nepal World War II 1938 Germany annexes Austria 1945 General Fromm executed for plot against Hitler

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 13 1881 Czar Alexander II assassinated in St. Petersburg Czar Alexander II, the ruler of Russia since 1855, is killed in the streets of St. Petersburg by a bomb thrown by a member of the revolutionary “People’s Will” group. The People’s Will, organized in 1879, employed terrorism and assassination in their attempt to overthrow Russia’s czarist autocracy. ... read more 19th Century 1836 Houston retreats from Santa Anna’s army 21st Century 2020 Breonna Taylor is killed by police in botched raid Art, Literature, and Film History 1965 Eric Clapton leaves the Yardbirds 1991 "Paris is Burning" premieres in theaters 2005 Disney names Robert Iger as new chief executive Civil War 1865 Confederacy approves Black soldiers Crime 1989 Cult commits murder at Rancho Santa Elena Inventions & Science 1781 William Herschel discovers Uranus U.S. Government and Politics 1942 U.S. Army launches K-9 Corps U.S. Presidents 1961 President Kennedy proposes Alliance for Progress

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 14 1879 Albert Einstein born Legendary scientist Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany. Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity drastically altered man’s view of the universe, and his work in particle and energy theory helped make possible quantum mechanics and, ultimately, the atomic bomb.On March 14, 1879, Alb... read more American Revolution 1776 Alexander Hamilton is named captain of artillery company Art, Literature, and Film History 1958 First Gold Record awarded to Perry Como for “Catch a Falling Star” Cold War 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev elected president of the Soviet Union Crime 1950 The FBI debuts “10 Most Wanted Fugitives” list 1964 Jack Ruby sentenced to death for murdering Lee Harvey Oswald European History 1991 Birmingham Six released from prison Inventions & Science 1924 Mack Truck founder killed in car crash U.S. Presidents 1967 JFK’s body moved to permanent gravesite

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 15 1965 LBJ calls for equal voting rights On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses a joint session of Congress to urge the passage of legislation guaranteeing voting rights for all. Using the phrase “we shall overcome,” borrowed from African American leaders struggling for equal rights, Johnson declares that “every American ... read more 19th Century 1820 Maine enters the Union American Revolution 1783 George Washington puts an end to the Newburgh Conspiracy Ancient Rome 44 B.C. The Ides of March Art, Literature, and Film History 1901 Van Gogh paintings shown 1972 Francis Ford Coppola’s "The Godfather" opens Crime 2019 Christchurch, New Zealand mosque attacks European History 1917 Czar Nicholas II abdicates Russian throne Inventions & Science 1968 Construction begins on America’s highest vehicle tunnel Sports 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings become first professional baseball team U.S. Presidents 1767 Andrew Jackson is born World War II 1939 Nazis take Czechoslovakia

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 16 1802 U.S. Military Academy established The United States Military Academy—the first military school in the United States—is founded by Congress for the purpose of educating and training young men in the theory and practice of military science. Located at West Point, New York, the U.S. Military Academy is often simply known as West Point.... read more 19th Century 1903 Judge Roy Bean dies 21st Century 2008 Bear Stearns collapses, sold to J.P. Morgan Chase American Revolution 1751 James Madison, "Father of the Constitution," is born Art, Literature, and Film History 1850 "The Scarlet Letter" is published 1970 Motown soul singer Tammi Terrell dies Cold War 1988 President Reagan orders troops into Honduras Crime 1881 18-year-old woman murders her lover 2005 Actor Robert Blake acquitted of wife’s murder Inventions & Science 1926 First liquid-fueled rocket Middle Eastern History 1985 American journalist Terry Anderson kidnapped 2003 23-year-old peace activist Rachel Corrie is crushed to death by Israeli bulldozer Sports 1955 NHL star Maurice Richard suspended; riot ensues Vietnam War 1968 Vietnamese villagers killed by U.S. soldiers in My Lai Massacre World War II 1945 Fighting on Iwo Jima ends

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 17 461 Saint Patrick dies On March 17, 461 A.D., Saint Patrick, Christian missionary, bishop and apostle of Ireland, dies at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland. Today he is honored with the annual holiday of St. Patrick's Day. Much of what is known about Patrick’s legendary life comes from the Confessio, a bo... read more 1960s 1969 Golda Meir elected as Israel's first female prime minster 1990s 1990 Lithuania rejects Soviet demand to renounce its independence 19th Century 1804 Jim Bridger born American Revolution 1776 British evacuate Boston Art, Literature, and Film History 2000 Julia Roberts collects $20 million for "Erin Brockovich" Crime 2011 Clark pleads guilty in Yale grad student slaying Holidays 1601 First St. Patrick’s Day parade U.S. Presidents 1905 Franklin Roosevelt marries Eleanor Roosevelt

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 18 1852 Wells and Fargo start shipping and banking company On March 18, 1852, in New York City, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo join with several other investors to launch their namesake business, today one of the world's largest banks. The discovery of gold in California in 1849 prompted a huge spike in the demand for cross-country shipping... read more American Revolution 1766 Parliament repeals the Stamp Act Art, Literature, and Film History 1911 Irving Berlin copyrights the biggest pop song of the early 20th century Cold War 1950 Nationalist Chinese forces invade mainland China Crime 1999 Three women are murdered at Yosemite European History 1962 French-Algerian truce Inventions & Science 1933 Studebaker goes bankrupt Native American History 1889 Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte becomes the first Native American woman to graduate from medical school Natural Disasters & Environment 1925 The Tri-State Tornado 1937 Natural gas explosion kills nearly 300 at Texas school Vietnam War 1969 U.S. bombs Cambodia for the first time World War II 1942 War Relocation Authority is established in United States

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 19 2003 War in Iraq begins On March 19, 2003, the United States, along with coalition forces primarily from the United Kingdom, initiates war on Iraq. Just after explosions began to rock Baghdad, ... read more Art, Literature, and Film History 1953 First Academy Awards telecast on NBC 1957 Elvis Presley puts a down payment on Graceland Civil War 1865 Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina Cold War 1949 East Germany approves new constitution Crime 1999 Bodies found in Yosemite serial killer case EARLY 20th CENTURY U.S 1916 First U.S. air combat mission begins Great Depression 1931 Nevada legalizes gambling Sports 1966 Texas Western defeats Kentucky in NCAA final Vietnam War 1970 National emergency declared in Cambodia

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 20 1965 LBJ sends federal troops to Alabama to protect a civil rights march On March 20, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson notifies Alabama’s Governor George Wallace that he will use federal authority to call up the Alabama National Guard in order to supervise a planned civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. Intimidation and discrimination had earlier prevented Selma’... read more American Revolution 1778 King Louis XVI receives U.S. representatives Art, Literature, and Film History 1852 "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" is published Civil War 1861 Willie and Tad Lincoln get the measles Cold War 1953 Nikita Khrushchev begins his rise to power Crime 1995 Tokyo subways are attacked with sarin gas European History 1413 Henry V ascends upon father’s death Middle Ages 1345 Black Death is created, allegedly U.S. Government and Politics 1854 Republican Party founded

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 21 1965 Martin Luther King Jr. begins the march from Selma to Montgomery In the name of African American voting rights, 3,200 civil rights demonstrators in Alabama, led by Martin Luther King Jr., begin a historic march from Selma to Montgomery, the state’s capital. Federalized Alabama National Guardsmen and FBI agents were on hand to provide safe passage for the march, w... read more African History 1960 Massacre in Sharpeville American Revolution 1778 Massacre at Hancock’s Bridge Art, Literature, and Film History 1678 Reward offered for identity of pamphlet author 1952 The Moondog Coronation Ball is history’s first rock concert 1980 Famous “Dallas” cliffhanger airs Cold War 1980 President Carter announces Olympic boycott Crime 1963 Alcatraz closes its doors European History 1804 Napoleonic Code approved in France Exploration 1871 Journalist begins search for Dr. Livingstone World War I 1918 Germany begins major offensive on the Western Front World War II 1943 Another plot to kill Hitler foiled

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 22 1765 Stamp Act imposed on American colonies In an effort to raise funds to pay off debts and defend the vast new American territories won from the French in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), the British government passes the Stamp Act on March 22, 1765. The legislation levied a direct tax on all materials printed for commercial and legal use ... read more 19th Century 1820 American naval hero killed in duel Art, Literature, and Film History 2007 News Corp and NBC announce new internet venture Cold War 1947 President Truman orders loyalty checks of federal employees Crime 1984 Teachers are indicted at the McMartin Preschool Inventions & Science 1983 The origins of the Hummer Middle Eastern History 1945 Arab League formed Natural Disasters & Environment 2014 Mudslide in Washington state kills more than 40 people Sports 1893 First women's college basketball game played 1894 First Stanley Cup championship played 1934 First Masters golf tournament begins U.S. Presidents 1933 FDR legalizes sale of beer and wine Women’s History 1972 Equal Rights Amendment passed by Congress

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 23 1839 "OK" enters national vernacular On March 23, 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech of Americans. During the late 1830s, it was a favorite practi... read more 19th Century 1806 Lewis and Clark depart Fort Clatsop American Revolution 1775 Patrick Henry voices American opposition to British policy Art, Literature, and Film History 1998 James Cameron’s "Titanic" wins 11 Academy Awards 2011 Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 Cold War 1983 President Reagan calls for new antimissile technology Inventions & Science 1983 Artificial heart patient dies Latin American History 1994 Leading Mexican presidential candidate assassinated World War I 1919 Mussolini founds the Fascist party World War II 1944 Germans slaughter Italian civilians

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 24 1989 Exxon Valdez crashes, causing one of the worst oil spills in history March 24, 1989: One of the worst oil spills in U.S. history begins when the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska. An estimated 11 million gallons of oil eventually spilled into the water. Attempts to ... read more 1990s 1999 NATO bombs Yugoslavia 21st Century 2015 Germanwings pilot intentionally crashes plane, killing 150 people American Revolution 1765 Parliament passes the Quartering Act Art, Literature, and Film History 1955 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens 1958 Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army Crime 1998 A school shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas, kills five European History 1603 Queen Elizabeth I dies Gay Rights 1987 ACT UP holds its first action on Wall Street Slavery 1862 Wendell Phillips booed in Cincinnati Space Exploration 1996 Astronaut Shannon Lucid enters Mir space station Vietnam War 1965 First anti-war teach-in conducted 1975 North Vietnamese launch “Ho Chi Minh Campaign” World War I 1918 German forces cross the Somme River World War II 1944 British Army officer Orde Wingate killed in plane crash

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 25 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire kills 146 in New York City In one of the darkest moments of America’s industrial history, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burns, killing 146 workers, on March 25, 1911. The tragedy led to the development of a series of laws and regulations that better protected the safety of factory workers. The Trian... read more 1950s 1957 Europe's Common Market founded in major step toward economic unity American Revolution 1774 Parliament passes the Boston Port Act Art, Literature, and Film History 1955 U.S. Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's “Howl" 2001 Icelandic pop singer Björk makes splash at the Oscars Cold War 1946 Soviets announce withdrawal from Iran Colonial America 1634 The settlement of Maryland Crime 1932 Verdict is announced in Scottsboro case Middle Eastern History 1975 King Faisal of Saudi Arabia assassinated Sports 1958 Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Carmen Basilio for middleweight title Vietnam War 1967 Martin Luther King Jr. leads march against the Vietnam War 1968 “Wise Men” advise President Johnson to negotiate peace in Vietnam World War II 1941 Yugoslavia joins the Axis Powers

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 26 1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces polio vaccine On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio. In 1952—an epidemic year for polio—there were 58,000 new cases reported in the Unite... read more Art, Literature, and Film History 1920 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel published 1955 Black music gets whitewashed, as Georgia Gibbs hits the pop charts with 'The Wallflower (Dance With Me, Henry)' Cold War 1950 Joseph McCarthy charges that Owen Lattimore is a Soviet spy Crime 1987 Torture chamber uncovered in Philadelphia 1997 Heaven’s Gate cult members found dead Middle Eastern History 1979 Israel-Egypt peace agreement signed U.S. Presidents 1804 President Jefferson presented with a “mammoth loaf” of bread Vietnam War 1969 Antiwar demonstration in Washington World War II 1941 Naval warfare gets new weapon