03-02-2009, 09:38 PM
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Location: Maryland
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March 3rd
1706 ~ Death of Johann Pachelbel, Composer.
1847 ~ Birthday of Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish inventor.
1923 ~ Birthday of James Doohan, Actor.
1931 ~ ”The Star-Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem of the U.S.
1939 ~ In Bombay, Mahatma Gandhi begins a fast to protest the British rule in India.
1983 ~ Death of Hergé, Belgian comics creator.
1985 ~ England’s coal miners accept defeat and vote to return to work after a year long strike.
1991 ~ An amateur video captured the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.
2002 ~ Switzerland voted to become a member of the United Nations.
2005 ~ Steve Fossett becomes the first man to fly around the world solo without any stops without refueling.
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