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Today in History: March 9, ‘Operation Meetinghouse’ firebombing devastates Tokyo

Today in History: March 8, first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam

Today in History: March 7, ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma for civil rights movement

Today in History: March 6, Supreme Court issues Dred Scott decision

Today in History: March 5, the Boston Massacre

America 250: Erie Canal transformed US trade and fueled nation’s growth

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Today in History: March 4, Abraham Lincoln’s final inauguration

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Today in History: March 3, Rodney King beaten by Los Angeles police

Today in History: March 2, Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game

‘Knowledge doesn’t die’: On Black History Month’s 100th anniversary, new attacks echo old erasures

Maryland judge denies sentence reduction in 1982 murder case

Today in History: February 27, the German Reichstag fire

Alexandria monument is dedicated to ‘contraband’ — and an important decade in American history

Today in History: February 26, the World Trade Center bombing of 1993

Iconic American flags on display together marking anniversary of Iwo Jima

America 250: How Cumberland Road became the blueprint for the interstate highway system

Today in History: February 25, Muhammad Ali wins heavyweight title

Today in History: February 24, President Andrew Johnson impeached by US House

Today in History: February 23, Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima

Today in History: February 22, US hockey team beats USSR in ‘Miracle on Ice’

Today in History: February 21, Malcolm X is shot and killed at age 39

Today in History: February 20, John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the Earth

Today in History: February 19, FDR signs order authorizing Japanese-American internment