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Historical Political Events for March 2 Year Event 1867 The first U.S. Department of Education was established. Henry Bayard, a leader in educational reform,...
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Historical Political Events for March 3 Year Event 1837 President Jackson recognizes the Republic of Texas on his last day in office after approval by...
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Historical Political Events for March 4 Year Event 1801 Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the U.S. Some of his quotes . 1909 U.S. Copyright Law is passed...
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Historical Political Events for March 6 Year Event 1857 The Supreme Court announces the "Dred Scott" decision in which they declare that the fugitive slave,...
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Historical Political Events for March 5 Year Event 1770 Boston Massacre . British troops fired on boys in Boston who had provoked them. 1845 Congress...
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Historical Political Events for March 7 Year Event 1932 Congress votes to authorize giving needy Americans 40 million bushels of wheat held by the Federal Farm...
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Historical Political Events for March 8 Year Event 1782 The Gnadenhutten Massacre . 160 American volunteers from Washington County, Pennsylvania under the...
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Historical Political Events for March 9 Year Event 1933 The Emergency Banking Relief Act makes it illegal to own gold in the U.S.. 1965 President Johnson, as...
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Historical Political Events for March 10 Year Event 1894 New York Governor Roswell P. Flower signed the nation's first dog-licensing law. 1979 The People's...
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Historical Political Events for March 11 Year Event 1824 The Bureau of Indian Affairs is created by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun. The first head of the...
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Historical Political Events for March 12 Year Event 1933 President Roosevelt made his first radio address to the nation on this date. This was the first of his...
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Historical Political Events for March 13 Year Event 1925 Tennessee passes a law banning the teaching of the Theory of Evolution in schools. The violation of...
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Mar 10, 2000 2:07 pm
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Historical Political Events for March 14 Year Event 1931 This year, Britain starts subsidizing milk for school children. 1989 In a shift of policy, the Bush...
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Mar 13, 2000 12:05 pm
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Historical Political Events for March 15 Year Event 44BC "Beware the Ides of March" -- Julius Ceasar assassinated . 1913 President Wilson holds the first open...
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Historical Political Events for March 16 Year Event 1954 Army-McCarthy Hearings begin - last for 36 days and are televised for 187 hours. 1964 President...
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Mar 15, 2000 2:22 pm
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Historical Political Events for March 17 Year Event 1862 The first two issues of paper money called Greenbacks , developed to prevent counterfeiting, were made...
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Historical Political Events for March 18 Year Event 1831 The Supreme Court rules that an Indian tribe may not sue in federal courts since the tribes are not...
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Mar 17, 2000 1:19 pm
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Historical Political Events for March 19 Year Event 1918 Congress creates Daylight Saving Time which is suppose to conserve energy. It goes into effect on...
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Historical Political Events for March 20 Year Event 1896 U.S. Marines landed in Nicaragua to protect U.S. citizens in the wake of a revolution. 1934 During...
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Mar 17, 2000 1:20 pm
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I will be on vacation for a week starting Monday, March 20 and will not be sending out the daily mailings. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Yes, I...
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Mar 18, 2000 12:50 pm
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[I'm back! Enjoyed a great vacation and now on to more digging for interesting political shenanigans! LF] Historical Political Events for March 29 Year Event...
Leon F.
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Mar 29, 2000 2:36 pm
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Historical Political Events for March 30 Year Event 1867 Alaska is ceded to the U.S. by Russia in a treaty signed this date. Russia was paid $7.2 million or 2...
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Mar 29, 2000 2:39 pm
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Historical Political Events for March 31 Year Event 1492 The Spanish Inquisition is extended by the decree that orders Granada's 150,000 Jews to pack up and...
Leon F.
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Mar 31, 2000 9:59 am
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Historical Political Events for April 1 Year Event 1933 The Germany government orders a boycott of businesses belonging to Jewish people and began seizing...
Leon F.
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Mar 31, 2000 11:28 am
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Historical Political Events for April 2 Year Event 1917 President Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, "The world must be made safe...
Leon F.
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Mar 31, 2000 12:29 pm
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Historical Political Events for April 3 Year Event 1860 The Pony Express is started between St. Joseph, MO, and Sacramento, CA. Postage is $2 to $10 per ounce!...
Leon F.
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Mar 31, 2000 12:29 pm
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Historical Political Events for April 4 Year Event 1790 The U.S. Coast Guard is created, under the Treasury Department. 1929 The Government announces that 190...
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Apr 3, 2000 12:46 pm
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Historical Political Events for April 5 Year Event 1588 Thomas Hobbes, philosopher, was born. Wrote the first treatise on the science of Social Dilemmas ,...
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