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Post by Charity on Mar 16, 2005 9:57:01 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Mar 17, 2005 10:12:30 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Mar 18, 2005 10:26:52 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Mar 19, 2005 16:13:32 GMT -5
March 19 1628 Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen 1915 Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time) 1917 US Supreme Court upheld 8-hour work day for railroad employees (Adamson Act) 1918 Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight saving time also.. Today marks the return of the SWALLOWS to Capistrano, California. For more than 200 years, these birds have returned to the same location every year on this day. www.sanjuancapistrano.net/swallows/
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Post by Charity on Mar 20, 2005 21:03:55 GMT -5
March 20 First Day of Spring 1760 Great Fire of Boston destroys 349 buildings 1816 US Supreme Court affirms its right to review state court decisions 1952 US Senate's final ratification of peace treaty restoring sovereignty to Japan 1968 President Lyndon Johnson signs a bill removing gold backing from US paper money
Today is Palm Sunday
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Post by Charity on Mar 21, 2005 9:23:41 GMT -5
March 21 1790 Thomas Jefferson reports to President Washington in New York as Secretary of State 1851 Yosemite Valley discovered in California 1866 Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes 1947 President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States Today marks the birthday of The German composer JOHANN SEBASTION BACH in 1685. freedomtoschool.proboards29.com/index.cgi?board=musicco&action=display&thread=1098301006
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Post by Charity on Mar 22, 2005 12:01:51 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Mar 23, 2005 11:55:46 GMT -5
March 23 1775 Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death" conservababes.com/constitution/inde...hp?showtopic=201794 Josiah Pierson patents a "cold-header" (rivet) machine 1806 Lewis & Clark reach Pacific coast 1836 Coin Press invented by Franklin Beale 1880 Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin) 1903 Wright brothers obtain airplane patent 1912 Dixie Cup invented
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Post by Charity on Mar 24, 2005 18:16:46 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Mar 25, 2005 12:04:10 GMT -5
March 25 Purim 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert's patent to explore North America 1655 Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite) seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/xtra/B...os/huygens.html1965 Martin Luther King Jr led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery AL 1966 US Supreme court rules "poll tax" unconstitutional
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Post by Charity on Mar 26, 2005 14:24:01 GMT -5
March 26 1790 Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency 1804 Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana 1804 Territory of Orleans organized in Louisiana Purchase 1845 Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precursor of band-aid 1872 Thomas J Martin patents fire extinguisher 1885 Eastman Film Co manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film Sandra Day O'Connor Birthday www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/oconner.html
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Post by Charity on Mar 27, 2005 19:15:28 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Mar 28, 2005 12:43:13 GMT -5
March 28 1774 Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts 1794 Louvre opens to the public 1866 1st ambulance goes into service 1885 US Salvation Army officially organized 1922 1st microfilm device introduced 1930 Constantinople & Angora changes names to Istanbul & Ankara A nuclear power accident happened on this day in 1979 at Three Mile island, Pennsylvania. www.nucleartourist.com/events/tmi.htm
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Post by Charity on Mar 29, 2005 8:23:17 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Mar 30, 2005 11:15:22 GMT -5
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