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On March 20, 1854, the Republican Party was founded. In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig Party proposed a new party to fight...
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Mar 201 min read
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On March 19, 1931, Nevada legalized gambling. Nevada’s state legislature voted in favor of making gambling legal in the attempt to lift...
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Mar 191 min read
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On March 18, 1850, American Express (Amex) was founded as a freight forwarding and express delivery company. John Butterfield, William G....
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On March 12, 1894, Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time. Created by pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton, in Atlanta, GA on...
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Mar 121 min read
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On March 11, 1888, the “Great Blizzard of ‘88” struck the northeast coast of America from Chesapeake Bay to Maine. This was one of the...
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Mar 111 min read
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On March 10, 1876, just days after receiving the patent for the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first successful phone...
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Mar 101 min read
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On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. The patent was granted for “Improvement in Telegraphy.” Bell...
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Mar 71 min read
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On March 6, 1899, Bayer aspirin was patented. Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist created the aspirin in 1897 after he found a way to modify...
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Mar 61 min read
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On March 5, 1770, the “Boston Massacre” occurred on a snowy night. Political tensions between British soldiers and American colonists...
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On March 4, 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was inaugurated for the first time as the 32nd President of the United States. FDR...
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Mar 41 min read
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On March 3, 1931, the “Star Spangled Banner” became the official national anthem of the United States. Francis Scott Key composed the...
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On February 28, 1940, the first basketball game was aired on television. The game was between two college teams: Fordham vs. Pitt. W2XBS,...
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Feb 281 min read
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On February 27, 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified to establish Presidential term limits. The Amendment...
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Feb 271 min read
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On February 26, 1919, the Grand Canyon was officially designated as a National Park. President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill, which...
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Feb 261 min read
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On February 25, 1940, for the first time, the NHL televised a game. New York’s W2XBS transmitted the game, a National Broadcasting...
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Feb 251 min read
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On February 24, 1868, President Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached in the United States. He was impeached for...
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Feb 241 min read
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On February 21, 1885, the Washington Monument was dedicated in Washington, D.C. Built in honor of America’s first President and...
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Feb 211 min read
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On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. Glen was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S....
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Feb 201 min read
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On February 14, 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state in the Union. The U.S. acquired the area through the “Oregon Treaty” with Great...
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Feb 141 min read
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On February 13, 2000, the last “Peanuts” comic strip was published in the Sunday newspapers. Charles M. Schulz’s career as a cartoonist...
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Feb 131 min read
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