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Today In History – March 19 – War In Iraq Begins

First U.S. air combat mission begins – Nevada legalizes gambling – First Academy Awards telecast on NBC – C-SPAN Goes Live -War in Iraq begins

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Today In History – March 02 – Congress Abolishes African Slave Trade

Congress abolishes the African slave trade – Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the most disputed and controversial presidential elections in American history – Operation Rolling Thunder in North Vietnam begins – Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan begins – The Ashura Massacre in Iraq – Bush honors the Boston Red Sox

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