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1933

One day after taking office, President Franklin D

Roosevelt acted to contain the banking panic by declaring a nationwide “bank holiday.” Starting March 6, 1933, all U.S. banks closed for several days

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1933

One day after taking office, President Franklin D

Roosevelt acted to contain the banking panic by declaring a nationwide “bank holiday.” Starting March 6, 1933, all U.S. banks closed for several days

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1857

The U.S

Supreme Court delivered its Dred Scott v. Sandford decision on March 6, 1857. In one of the most infamous rulings in American history, the Court held that African Americans were not U.S. citizens and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories

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1857

The U.S

Supreme Court delivered its Dred Scott v. Sandford decision on March 6, 1857. In one of the most infamous rulings in American history, the Court held that African Americans were not U.S. citizens and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories

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1836

The Battle of the Alamo reached its tragic climax in Texas’s war for independence

In the early hours of March 6, 1836, after a 13-day siege, Mexican General Santa Anna’s forces stormed the Alamo mission in San Antonio

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1836

The Battle of the Alamo reached its tragic climax in Texas’s war for independence

In the early hours of March 6, 1836, after a 13-day siege, Mexican General Santa Anna’s forces stormed the Alamo mission in San Antonio

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1989

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini reaffirmed his fatwa (religious edict) condemning British author Salman Rushdie to death on March 7, 1989

Khomeini had initially issued the fatwa in February 1989 over Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses, which he declared blasphemous

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1989

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini reaffirmed his fatwa (religious edict) condemning British author Salman Rushdie to death on March 7, 1989

Khomeini had initially issued the fatwa in February 1989 over Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses, which he declared blasphemous

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1967

Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa began a eight-year prison sentence on March 7, 1967, following his conviction for fraud and jury tampering

Hoffa’s imprisonment marked a dramatic fall for one of America’s most powerful labor leaders. (He would be released early in 1971 when President Nixon commuted his sentence.) Mysteriously, Hoffa later vanished in 1975 and was presumed murdered – a still-unsolved case that has become American criminal lore.

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1967

Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa began a eight-year prison sentence on March 7, 1967, following his conviction for fraud and jury tampering

Hoffa’s imprisonment marked a dramatic fall for one of America’s most powerful labor leaders. (He would be released early in 1971 when President Nixon commuted his sentence.) Mysteriously, Hoffa later vanished in 1975 and was presumed murdered – a still-unsolved case that has become American criminal lore.

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1965

Civil rights activists marching for Black voting rights were brutally attacked by Alabama state troopers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on March 7, 1965

The incident, known as “Bloody Sunday,” saw officers use clubs and tear gas to beat back 600 peaceful marchers, including John Lewis

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1965

Civil rights activists marching for Black voting rights were brutally attacked by Alabama state troopers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on March 7, 1965

The incident, known as “Bloody Sunday,” saw officers use clubs and tear gas to beat back 600 peaceful marchers, including John Lewis

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1876

Alexander Graham Bell received U.S

Patent No. 174,465 for his new invention, the telephone

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1876

Alexander Graham Bell received U.S

Patent No. 174,465 for his new invention, the telephone

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1971

The boxing “Fight of the Century” took place on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York

Undefeated heavyweight champions Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier faced off for the first time, each staking a claim to the title. In a bout watched by millions, Frazier knocked down Ali in the 15th round and won by unanimous decision. The epic fight symbolized more than sports – Ali, who had been banned from boxing for refusing the draft, was seen by many as a countercultural hero, while Frazier represented a quieter patriotism. Their rivalry (and two subsequent bouts) became boxing legend.

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1971

The boxing “Fight of the Century” took place on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York

Undefeated heavyweight champions Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier faced off for the first time, each staking a claim to the title. In a bout watched by millions, Frazier knocked down Ali in the 15th round and won by unanimous decision. The epic fight symbolized more than sports – Ali, who had been banned from boxing for refusing the draft, was seen by many as a countercultural hero, while Frazier represented a quieter patriotism. Their rivalry (and two subsequent bouts) became boxing legend.

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1965

The United States landed its first combat troops in Vietnam on March 8, 1965

Two battalions of U.S. Marines waded ashore near Da Nang, South Vietnam, ostensibly to protect an air base – the beginning of direct large-scale U.S. ground involvement in the Vietnam War

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1965

The United States landed its first combat troops in Vietnam on March 8, 1965

Two battalions of U.S. Marines waded ashore near Da Nang, South Vietnam, ostensibly to protect an air base – the beginning of direct large-scale U.S. ground involvement in the Vietnam War

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1942

As World War II raged, Japanese forces completed their conquest of Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, on March 8, 1942

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1942

As World War II raged, Japanese forces completed their conquest of Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, on March 8, 1942

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1917

The February Revolution erupted in Russia (so named because it was late February on the Julian calendar)

On March 8, 1917, striking workers and angry citizens flooded the streets of Petrograd (St. Petersburg), demanding bread and an end to World War I

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1917

The February Revolution erupted in Russia (so named because it was late February on the Julian calendar)

On March 8, 1917, striking workers and angry citizens flooded the streets of Petrograd (St. Petersburg), demanding bread and an end to World War I

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1966

The United States’ Gemini 8 mission, launched March 16, 1966 (U.S

time), achieved the world’s first docking between two spacecraft in orbit on March 16 (March 17 GMT). Neil Armstrong and David Scott successfully docked their Gemini capsule with an unmanned Agena target vehicle, a critical step toward the later Apollo moon landings. The triumph nearly turned to disaster when a stuck thruster sent the docked craft spinning out of control, forcing Armstrong to undock and make an emergency landing. The incident demonstrated the dangers of spaceflight – and Armstrong’s coolness under pressure, foreshadowing his “small step” three years later.

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1966

The United States’ Gemini 8 mission, launched March 16, 1966 (U.S

time), achieved the world’s first docking between two spacecraft in orbit on March 16 (March 17 GMT). Neil Armstrong and David Scott successfully docked their Gemini capsule with an unmanned Agena target vehicle, a critical step toward the later Apollo moon landings. The triumph nearly turned to disaster when a stuck thruster sent the docked craft spinning out of control, forcing Armstrong to undock and make an emergency landing. The incident demonstrated the dangers of spaceflight – and Armstrong’s coolness under pressure, foreshadowing his “small step” three years later.

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