THIS DAY IN HISTORY1905 – Fingerprint evidence is used to solve a murder1912 – Japanese cherry trees were planted in Washington DC along the tidal basin1939 – NCAA crowns its first March Madness champ —
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1603 – Queen Elizabeth I dies after 44 years as monarch 1765 – Brits pass the Quartering Act — mandating the colonies house and feed British Troops in their homes 1947
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1630 – Boston initiated the first colonial ban on gambling “under pain of punishment” 1765 – The Stamp Act is imposed on the Colonies… Bad idea, King… very bad idea 1790 – Thomas
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1788 – A massive fire destroys almost all of the city of New Orleans 1804 – The Napoleonic Code is approved in France 1871 – Journalist Henry Stanley begins his search
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1760 – Massive fire in Boston destroys over 350 buildings, 10 ships were left in ashes 1792 – France approves the use of the guillotine 1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 461 – St Patrick died 1601 – The first St Patrick’s Day Parade is held in St Augustine, FL 1776 – The British evacuated Boston 1905 – FDR married Eleanor (his
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1802 – The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is established 1850 – The Scarlet Letter is published 1945 – The US military declares Iwo Jima is secured 1964 – LBJ
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1776 – (signs of greatness) Alexander Hamilton is named Captain of a New York artillery company 1899 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin gets a patent for his navigable balloon (The Zeppelin) 1900
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1781 – Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus 1793 – Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin 1852 – The first appearance of a drawing of “Uncle Sam” in the NY
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