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9th March 1776: “The Wealth of Nations” published by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith

The publication of "The Wealth of Nations" had a profound impact on economic thought and policy,...

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8th March 1971: Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier faced each other in the ‘Fight of the Century’

The match went all the way to the 15th round before Frazier was declared the winner by unanimous ...

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7th March 1850: Senator Daniel Webster makes his “Seventh of March” speech in favour of the Compromise of 18

Daniel Webster’s "Seventh of March" speech saw the prominent senator from Massachusetts, who was...

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5th March 1936: Supermarine Spitfire aircraft makes its maiden test flight

Captain Joseph "Mutt" Summers, chief test pilot for Vickers, performed a series of exercises to...

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4th March 1865: Andrew Johnson, Vice President of the United States, delivers his inaugural address while drunk

Johnson’s drunkenness during his inaugural address was widely reported in the press and was a...

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3rd March 1857: The largest ever sale of enslaved people in the United States, known as the Weeping Time

When the two-day sale ended on 3 March, 429 slaves had been ...

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2nd March 537: First Siege of Rome begins as the Ostrogoth army encircle the Byzantine forces of the general Belisarius

Despite being driven north towards Ravenna by Emperor Justinian's forces, the Ostrogoths were...

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1st March 1562: Massacre of Vassy marks the beginning of the French Wars of Religion

The massacre at Vassy exacerbated religious tensions that had been simmering for years, serving...

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29th February 1796: Jay Treaty marks the start of ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain

The Jay Treaty, named after John Jay, the chief negotiator on behalf of the United States, sought...

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28th February 1849: First ‘49ers arrive in San Francisco to begin the California Gold Rush

On February 28, 1849, SS California steamed into San Francisco carrying around 400 passengers...

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27th February 1973: Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee

Approximately 200 Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded...

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26th February 1917: The Original Dixieland ‘Jass’ Band makes the first commercially released jazz recording

The resulting record was released in May, and went on to sell hundreds of thousands of ...

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24th February 1920: Adolf Hitler announces the 25 Point Programme and the establishment of the National Socialist...

Hitler announced that the DAP had officially become the National Socialist German Workers' Party...

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22nd February 1946: The ‘Long Telegram’ sent by George F. Kennan, a senior American diplomat in Moscow

The Long Telegram emphasized that the Soviet Union was inherently expansionist and ideologically...

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20th February 1939: Pro-Nazi rally held at Madison Square Garden in New York City

On February 20, 1939, at an event that arguably marked the height of the German American Bund,...

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18th February 1915: Germany initiates a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare during the First World War

On February 4, 1915, Admiral Hugo von Pohl of the German High Seas Fleet warned that ‘every enemy...

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16th February 1861: Abraham Lincoln meets the girl who advised him to grow a beard to gain more votes

During the presidential campaign, 11-year-old Grace Bedell had written a letter to Abraham...

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14th February 1939: German battleship Bismarck launched at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg

Bismarck was the first of two of the largest battleships ever built by Germany. Ordered for Nazi...

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11th February 1919: Friedrich Ebert elected as first President of the German Weimar Republic

Although committed to democratic principles, the Weimar Republic and President Ebert faced...

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9th February 1950: Joseph McCarthy starts the Second Red Scare with a speech claiming Communists were working in the...

In his address to the Ohio County Women’s Republican Club, McCarthy claimed to possess a list of...

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