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History of 1 March
History of 1 March
1498 - Vasco de Gama landed at what is now Mozambique on his way to India.
1562 - In Vassy, France, Catholics...
History of 1 February
History of 1 February
1987 - Terry Williams won the largest slot machine payoff, at the time, when won $4.9 million after getting four...
History of 2 September
History of 2 September
1901 - Theodore Roosevelt, then Vice President, said "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota State...
History of 1 September
History of 1 September
1905 - Saskatchewan and Alberta became the ninth and tenth provinces of Canada.
1906 - Jack Coombs of the American League’s Philadelphia...
History of 8 August
History of 8 August
1900 - In Boston, the first Davis Cup series began. The U.S. team defeated Great Britain three matches to zero.
1911 -...
History of 9 April
History of 9 April
1991 - Georgia voted to secede from the U.S.S.R.
1992 - Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted in Miami, FL,...
History of 8 April
History of 8 April
1990 - In Nepal, King Birendra lifted the 30-year ban on political parties.
1992 - In Britain, the last issue...
History of 7 April
1990 - In the U.S., John Poindexter was found guilty of five counts at his Iran-Contra trial. The convictions were later reversed on appeal.
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History of 6 April
1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) announced that he would retire from the National Hockey League (NHL) following the playoffs of the current...
History of 1 April
History of 1 April
1991 - Iran released British hostage Roger Cooper after 5 years.
1991 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that jurors could not...
History of 20 March
History of 20 March
1900 - It was announced that European powers had agreed to keep China's doors open to trade.
1902 - France and Russia...
History of 8 March
History of 8 March
1999 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Timothy McVeigh for the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City...