This Day In History—–“Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list made its debut

March 14 1743 The first town meeting was held in Boston, Massachusetts, at Faneuil Hall. 1794 The cotton gin was patented by Eli Whitney. 1939…

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This Day In History—Tennessee bans evolution lessons in school

March 13 1639 Cambridge College was renamed Harvard University. 1781 The German-born English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Georgium Sidus, later known as…

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Today in History — Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts.

March 12 1912 Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts. 1930 Mohandas Gandhi began his 200-mile march to protest the British salt tax. 1933 President…

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This Day In History — Tsunami Strikes Japan

March 11 1861 The Confederate States of America adopted its constitution. 1888 A torrential rainstorm hit the East Coast. The rain turned to snow the…

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This Day In History — First telephone call is made

March 10 1629 Charles I of England dissolves Parliament and rules alone for 11 years. 1785 Thomas Jefferson is appointed minister to France. 1848 Congress…

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This Day In History — The Monitor battles the Merrimack

March 09 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais, widow of a former French officer executed during the revolution. 1841 The Supreme Court ruled that…

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This Day In History — First U.S. Combat Troops Arrive in Vietnam

March 08 1782 A peaceful settlement of Delaware Indians were massacred by militia at Gnadenhutten in Ohio. 1917 Russia’s February Revolution, which eventually led to…

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This Day In History — Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone

March 07 1850 Daniel Webster gave a three-hour speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850. 1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. 1936…

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This Day in History : The Alamo was Defeated

March 06 1836 The Alamo fell to Mexican forces. 1857 The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens. 1930…

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Today in History — Peace Talks Commence after 25 years.

March 05 1770 The Boston Massacre, a pre-Revolutionary incident that grew out of anger towards British troops, occurred. Five anti-British rioters were killed. 1933 In…

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