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Today In History – March 25 – Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York City

Posted on 25 March 2011. Tags: Centralia, Coal Mine, EEC, Illinois, Iran, Isaac Harris, King Faisal, Lyndon B. Johnson, Max Blanck, New York City, Ruby Bates, Saudi Arabia, Scottsboro Case, Soviet Union, Supreme Court, Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, Victoria Price, Wise Men

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York City – Verdict is announced in Scottsboro case – Soviets announce withdrawal from Iran – An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111 – The EEC (Common Market) founded – Johnson meets with the “Wise Men” – King Faisal assassinated

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Today In History – March 20 – Republican Party Founded

Posted on 20 March 2011. Tags: Argentina, Earthquake, Japan, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mendoza, Republican Party, Ripon, Terrorism, Tokyo, Wisconsin

Republican Party founded – An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina – President Lyndon B. Johnson sends federal troops to Alabama – Nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway

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Today In History – March 15 – First Internet Domain Name Registered

Posted on 15 March 2011. Tags: Andrew Jackson, Domain, Lyndon B. Johnson, Maine, Rolls Royce, symbolics.com, Voting Rights

1767: Andrew Jackson born: Andrew Jackson is born in the Garden of the Waxhaws, South Carolina. The son of Irish immigrants, Jackson spent much of his early life in the rough-and-tumble frontier regions of South Carolina and Tennessee. His father died from injuries sustained while lifting a heavy log, and his mother was left with […]

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