From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.
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First case of Spanish flu reported in U.S. - March 11, 1918
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2020-03-11
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Courrières mine disaster - March 10, 1906
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2020-03-10
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Battle of Columbus - March 9, 1916
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2020-03-09
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Suez Canal reopened - March 8, 1957
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2020-03-08
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7th March Speech of Bangabandhu - March 7, 1971
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2020-03-07
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Dmitri Mendeleev presented periodic table - March 6, 1869
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2020-03-06
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Nikola Tesla ball lightning explanation - March 5, 1904
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2020-03-05
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Miriam Makeba born - Mar. 4, 1932
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2020-03-04
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Americans find oil in Saudi Arabia - Mar. 3, 1938
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2020-03-03
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First test flight of the Concorde - Mar. 2, 1969
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2020-03-02
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First U.S. census - Mar. 1, 1790
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2020-03-01
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Hattie McDaniel became first Black actor to win Oscar - Feb. 29, 1940
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2020-02-29
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Olof Palme assassinated - Feb. 28, 1986
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2020-02-28
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Wounded Knee Incident began - Feb. 27, 1973
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2020-02-27
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General public first saw Kinemacolor - Feb. 26, 1909
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2020-02-26
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Corazon Aquino became president of Philippines - Feb. 25, 1986
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2020-02-25
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Rebecca Lee Crumpler passed final oral exams - Feb. 24, 1864
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2020-02-24
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Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush began - Feb. 23, 1944
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2020-02-23
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Zitkála-Šá born - Feb. 22, 1876
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2020-02-22
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Nina Simone born - February 21, 1933
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2020-02-21
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