03-09-2005, 06:44 AM
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March 9th
1454 ~ Birthday of Amerigo Vespucci, Explorer & Cartographer.
1862 ~ American Civil War: The first battle between two ironclad warships - In a five-hour battle near Hampton Roads, Virginia the USS Monitor fought the CSS Virginia to a draw.
1900 ~ Birthday of Howard Aiken, Computing Pioneer.
1916 ~ Pancho Villa lead 1,500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico, killing 17.
1934 ~ Birthday of Yuri Gagarin, Cosmonaut, first human in space.
1943 ~ Birthday of Bobby Fischer, chess player.
1959 ~ The Barbie doll debuts.
1990 ~ Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Clyde Wells confirmed he will rescind Newfoundland's approval of the Meech Lake Accord, effectively killing the Accord.
1996 ~ Death of George Burns, Actor.
2005 ~ The final broadcast by Dan Rather on CBS Evening News.
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