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1781

The Articles of Confederation, America’s first constitutional framework, took effect after Maryland became the final state to ratify them

March 1 General 4

1781

The Articles of Confederation, America’s first constitutional framework, took effect after Maryland became the final state to ratify them

March 1 General 4

1692

Authorities in Salem, Massachusetts interrogated Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba on suspicion of witchcraft, launching the infamous Salem witch trials

March 1 General 2

1692

Authorities in Salem, Massachusetts interrogated Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba on suspicion of witchcraft, launching the infamous Salem witch trials

March 1 General 4

1969

Concorde’s first flight

The Anglo-French supersonic airliner Concorde made its maiden test flight from Toulouse, France

March 2 National 1

1969

The prototype Concorde supersonic airliner (“Concorde 001”) made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France

March 2 General 1

1969

Concorde’s first flight

The Anglo-French supersonic airliner Concorde made its maiden test flight from Toulouse, France

March 2 National 2

1969

The prototype Concorde supersonic airliner (“Concorde 001”) made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France

March 2 General 2

1962

Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game, a record-setting feat achieved against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania

March 2 General 0

1962

Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game, a record-setting feat achieved against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania

March 2 General 0

1960

Ella Baker founds SNCC at Shaw University

Veteran civil rights organizer Ella Baker invited student sit-in leaders to Shaw University in Raleigh, NC, on April 1960 (starting with a conference on April 15, 1960 – outside the corridor, but a state event). (Replace with a corridor-specific March 2 event if available or skip local heading if none.)

March 2 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 1

1960

Ella Baker founds SNCC at Shaw University

Veteran civil rights organizer Ella Baker invited student sit-in leaders to Shaw University in Raleigh, NC, on April 1960 (starting with a conference on April 15, 1960 – outside the corridor, but a state event). (Replace with a corridor-specific March 2 event if available or skip local heading if none.)

March 2 Roanoke-Greensboro Corridor Local 2

1955

Nine months before Rosa Parks’ protest, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger

March 2 General 1

1955

Nine months before Rosa Parks’ protest, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger

March 2 General 1

1877

Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction

A backroom deal settled the disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election: Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the presidency over Samuel Tilden, and in exchange, federal troops were withdrawn from the remaining occupied Southern states

March 2 National 0

1877

Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction

A backroom deal settled the disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election: Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the presidency over Samuel Tilden, and in exchange, federal troops were withdrawn from the remaining occupied Southern states

March 2 National 0

1836

During the Texas Revolution, delegates meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos issued the Texas Declaration of Independence, formally declaring Texas a republic free from Mexican rule

March 2 General 4

1836

Texas declares independence from Mexico

Delegates at Washington-on-the-Brazos signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the Republic of Texas independent from Mexican rule

March 2 National 3

1836

During the Texas Revolution, delegates meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos issued the Texas Declaration of Independence, formally declaring Texas a republic free from Mexican rule

March 2 General 5

1836

Texas declares independence from Mexico

Delegates at Washington-on-the-Brazos signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the Republic of Texas independent from Mexican rule

March 2 National 6

1807

The U.S

Congress passed, and President Thomas Jefferson signed, the Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves, set to take effect on January 1, 1808

March 2 General 4

1807

The U.S

Congress passed, and President Thomas Jefferson signed, the Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves, set to take effect on January 1, 1808

March 2 General 4

1991

Motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed chase on the night of March 3, 1991

March 3 General 1

1991

Motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed chase on the night of March 3, 1991

March 3 General 1

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