501 Historic Events for March 3
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| 1885 |
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American Telephone and Telegraph (ATandT) incorporates
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| 1885 |
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1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission
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| 1886 |
Birth |
James Friskin, composer
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Reginald Owen Morris, composer
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| 1887 |
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American Protective Assn forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa
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| 1887 |
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Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller
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| 1889 |
Birth |
Fritz Behrend, composer
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| 1889 |
Death |
Edward Sydney Smith, composer, dies at 49
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Norman Bethune, Canada, Doctor in Spain and China
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Jan Donner, Dutch minister of Justice/president High Council
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Federico Moreno Torroba, composer
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| 1891 |
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Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created
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| 1891 |
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Congress creates Office of Supt of Immigration (Treasury Dept)
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| 1891 |
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Congress creates US Courts of Appeal
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| 1892 |
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1st cattle tuberculosis test in US made, Villa Nova, Penn
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Rui Coelho, composer
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Edmund Lowe, actor (Black Sheep, Good Sam, Dillinger, Hot Pepper)
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Karel Lotsy, Dutch insurance director/Olympic-chief d'‚quipe
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Bill Nestell, CA, actor (Dangerous Venture, Buckskin Frontier)
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| 1893 |
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Congress authorizes 1st federal road agency, in Dept of Agriculture
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| 1893 |
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Columbian Isabella silver quarter authorized
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Beatrice Wood, potter/artist/author
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| 1894 |
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1st Greek-language publication in US begins, "NY Atlantis"
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| 1894 |
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4th and last British government of Gladstone resigns
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Matthew B Ridgway, US gen (WW II/China/Nicaragua/Korea/NATO)
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