501 Historic Events for March 3
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| 1865 |
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Freedmen's Bureau is created to help destitute free blacks
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| 1867 |
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Gustav Strube, composer
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| 1868 |
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Alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher/writer
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| 1869 |
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University of South Carolina opens to all races
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| 1869 |
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Henry J Wood, English conductor (Gentle Art of Singing, Proms)
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| 1871 |
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Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent
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| 1871 |
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Congress establishes the civil service system
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| 1872 |
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Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles); hit .432 in 1897
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| 1873 |
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William Green, president of American Federation of Labor (1924-52)
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| 1873 |
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Congress authorizes federal departmental postage stamps
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| 1873 |
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US Congress and government raise own salary, retroactively
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| 1875 |
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Congress authorizes 20› coin, lasts only 3 years
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| 1875 |
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1st recorded hockey game (Montreal)
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| 1875 |
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Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" premieres (Paris)
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| 1877 |
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Rutherford B Hayes is sworn in as the 19th president
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| 1877 |
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Garrett Morgan, African-American inventor
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| 1878 |
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Bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano)
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| 1879 |
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1st female lawyer heard by Supreme Court (Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood)
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| 1879 |
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US Geological Survey director authorized in Dept of the Interior
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| 1880 |
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Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic
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| 1882 |
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Floris H L Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp
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| 1882 |
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NY Steam Corp begins distributing steam to Manhattan buildings
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| 1883 |
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Congress authorizes the 1st steel vessels in US navy
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| 1885 |
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US Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail
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| 1885 |
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Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt)
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