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Today in History: March 14, Albert Einstein is born
Today in History: March 13, Francis becomes first non-European pope in over 1,250 years
Today in History: March 12, Gandhi begins ‘Salt March’
America 250: The rise of workplace wellness as a national priority
Today in History: March 11, massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan kill nearly 20,000
Today in History: March 10, the Tibetan uprising of 1959
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Today in History: March 9, ‘Operation Meetinghouse’ firebombing devastates Tokyo
Today in History: March 8, first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam
Today in History: March 7, ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma for civil rights movement
Today in History: March 6, Supreme Court issues Dred Scott decision
Today in History: March 5, the Boston Massacre
America 250: Erie Canal transformed US trade and fueled nation’s growth
Today in History: March 4, Abraham Lincoln’s final inauguration
‘Much work to be done’: Descendant of Frederick Douglass reflects on 250th anniversary of US
Today in History: March 3, Rodney King beaten by Los Angeles police
Today in History: March 2, Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game
‘Knowledge doesn’t die’: On Black History Month’s 100th anniversary, new attacks echo old erasures
Maryland judge denies sentence reduction in 1982 murder case
Today in History: February 27, the German Reichstag fire
Alexandria monument is dedicated to ‘contraband’ — and an important decade in American history
Today in History: February 26, the World Trade Center bombing of 1993
Iconic American flags on display together marking anniversary of Iwo Jima
America 250: How Cumberland Road became the blueprint for the interstate highway system
Today in History: February 25, Muhammad Ali wins heavyweight title
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