This Day in History Class

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February Revolution Began / Suez Canal reopened - March 8 Mar 08, 2021

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On this day in 1917, the February Revolution began in Russia. / On this day in 1957, the Suez Canal was reopened after being closed for several months during the Suez Crisis.

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Bloody Sunday in Selma / 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu - March 7 Mar 07, 2021

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On this day in 1965, about 600 people set out from Selma, Alabama, to begin a 50-mile march to Montgomery. But not long after they left, law enforcement stopped the march with violence. / On this day in 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave a speech in Dhaka encouraging people to prepare for a war for independence.

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Cassie Chadwick trial started / Dmitri Mendeleev presented periodic table - March 6 Mar 06, 2021

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Cassie Chadwick was a career con artist who claimed to be Andrew Carnegie's daughter. On this day in 1905, her trial began. / On this day in 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev presented the first periodic table.

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Boston Massacre / Nikola Tesla ball lightning explanation - March 5 Mar 05, 2021

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On this day in 1770, a brawl broke out in Boston and turned into a deadly fight. The fight, which became known as the Boston Massacre, helped pave the way for the American Revolution. / On this day in 1904, Nikola Tesla attempted to explain ball lightning in the publication Electrical World and Engineer.

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Hindenburg's first flight / Miriam Makeba born - March 4 Mar 04, 2021

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On this day in 1936, the Hindenburg zeppelin took its first test flight. The Hindenburg's service would end when it caught on fire on May 6, 1937. / Singer, actor, and activist Miriam Makeba was born in South Africa.

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Delta Sigma Theta's first public act / Americans find oil in Saudi Arabia - March 3 Mar 03, 2021

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On this day in 1913, Delta Sigma Theta attended the Women's Suffrage March for their first public act. / A group of American oil prospectors discovered a commercially viable source of petroleum near Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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Last attempted assassination of Queen Victoria / First test flight of the Concorde - March 2 Mar 02, 2021

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On this day in 1882, a man named Roderick Maclean attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. It was the eighth and last time someone would try to assassinate the Queen. / The supersonic airliner known as the Concorde took its first test flight on this day in 1969.

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Lindbergh baby kidnapped / First U.S. census - March 1 Mar 01, 2021

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On this day in 1932, Charles Lindbergh Jr., the son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Lindbergh, was kidnapped. / On this day in 1790, the first U.S. census was authorized by Congress.

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Tichborne trial ended / Olof Palme assassinated - Feb. 28 Feb 28, 2021

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On this day in 1874, a man who claimed to be the heir of the Tichborne estate was found guilty of perjury. / On this day in 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated.

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Letter published on discovery of the neutron / Wounded Knee Incident began - Feb. 27 Feb 27, 2021

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On this day in 1932, the journal Nature published a letter by English physicist James Chadwick that detailed his possible discovery of the neutron. / On this day in 1973, a group of Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

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