401 Historic Events for March 2
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| 1923 |
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Time magazine debuts
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| 1923 |
Birth |
"Doc" Watson, bluegrass musician
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Robert H Michel, (Rep-R-IL, 1957- )
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Don Taylor, cricketer (NZ 3 Tests, Auck stands w/Sutcliffe in Wisden)
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Albert TLCA Vogel, Dutch elocutionist
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| 1924 |
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R‚nos Apostolidis, Greek author/poet (Katigor¢)
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| 1925 |
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Nationwide road numbering system and US shield marker adopted
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| 1925 |
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Japan's House of Representatives recognizes male suffrage
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| 1925 |
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Dutch Socialists demand drastic disarmament
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| 1925 |
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SDAP-Second-Faction of parliament demands drastic disarmament
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Witold Szalonec, composer
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Siegfried Kohler, composer
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| 1927 |
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Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Philip K Dick, writer
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Donald Gosling, English parkeerplaatsenmagnaat/multi-millionaire
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| 1929 |
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Congress creates Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
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| 1929 |
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Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game
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| 1930 |
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1st US indoor glider flight, St Louis Terminal Building
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| 1930 |
Death |
David H Lawrence, poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA)
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| 1930 |
Birth |
John Cullum, Knoxville, actor (Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Tom Wolfe, Richmond Va, journalist/author (Right Stuff)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Duane E Graveline, Newport Vt, astronaut
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| 1931 |
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Mikhail S Gorbachev, Privolnoye USSR, Soviet sec-gen (1985-91)
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| 1933 |
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Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan
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