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Today In History - 3/10/2010
- 1578 - Queen Elizabeth I gives Johan Casimir œ20,000 to aid Dutch rebellion
- 1681 - English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania
- 1864 - Grant is named commander of the Union armies
- 1896 - After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"
- 1952 - Military coup by general Fulgencio Batista in Cuba
- 1965 - Dutch Princess Margriet & Pieter van Vollenhoven, get engaged
- 1966 - 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires
- 1966 - Dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg
- 1971 - Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18
- 1988 - Avalanche at Swiss Ski resort "Klosters" nearly kills Prince Charles
- 1538 - Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572)
- 1888 - Barry Fitzgerald, Dublin Ireland, actor (Acad Award-Going My Way)
- 1896 - Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)
- 1923 - Ara Parseghian, football coach (Northwestern, Notre Dame)
- 1938 - Ijaz Butt, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman in 8 Tests 1958-60)
- 1950 - Ted McKenna, rocker (Alex Harvey Band)
- 1952 - Oupa J Gqozo, South African warden/army commandant (Ciskei)
- 1969 - Jay Hillmann, WLAF running back (Rhein Fire)
- 1970 - Antonio Edwards, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1971 - Shad Williams, Fresno CA, pitcher (California Angels)
Even more...
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| World History : HyperHistory |
| World History : HyperHistory Online navigates through 3,000 years of World History with links to important persons of world historical importance; ...
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| HistoryWorld |
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| World History - Infoplease.com |
| A timeline of history from the formation of the Earth to the present. From Infoplease. |
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| World History Timeline |
| Explore timeline of 2000 years of world history on five continents. New section for "On this day." From Camelot International. |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History |
The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth Edition. 2001
Comprehensive chronology of more than 20000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000. |
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| The History Channel |
The History Channel - Home Page
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