| 708 |
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Constantine begins his reign as Catholic Pope. |
| 1634 |
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Lord Baltimore founds the Catholic colony of Maryland. |
| 1655 |
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Puritans jail Governor Stone after a military victory over Catholic forces in the colony of Maryland. |
| 1668 |
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The first horse race in America takes place. |
| 1776 |
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The Continental Congress authorizes a medal for General George Washington. |
| 1807 |
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British Parliament abolishes the slave trade. |
| 1813 |
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The frigate USS Essex flies the first U.S. flag in battle in the Pacific. |
| 1865 |
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Confederate forces capture Fort Stedman, during the siege of Petersburg, Va. |
| 1879 |
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Japan invades the kingdom of Liuqiu (Ryukyu) Islands, formerly a vassal of China. |
| 1905 |
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Rebel battle flags that were captured during the American Civil War are returned to the South. |
| 1911 |
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A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, a sweatshop in New York City, claims the lives of 146 workers. |
| 1915 |
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The first submarine disaster occurs when a U.S. F-4 sinks off the Hawaiian coast. |
| 1919 |
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The Paris Peace Commission adopts a plan to protect nations from the influx of foreign labor. |
| 1931 |
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Fifty people are killed in riots that break out in India. Mahatma Gandhi was one of many people assaulted. |
| 1940 |
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The United States agrees to give Britain and France access to all American warplanes. |
| 1941 |
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Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers. |
| 1953 |
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The USS Missouri fires on targets at Kojo, North Korea, the last time her guns fire until the Persian Gulf War of 1992. |
| 1954 |
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RCA manufactures its first color TV set and begins mass production. |
| 1957 |
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The European Common Market Treaty is signed in Rome. The goal is to create a common market for all products–especially coal and steel. |
| 1965 |
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Martin Luther King Jr. leads a group of 25,000 to the state capital in Montgomery, Ala. |
| 1969 |
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono stage a bed-in for peace in Amsterdam. |
| 1970 |
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The Concorde makes its first supersonic flight. |
| 1975 |
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Hue is lost and Da Nang is endangered by North Vietnamese forces. The United States orders a refugee airlift to remove those in danger. |
| 1981 |
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The U.S. Embassy in San Salvador is damaged when gunmen attack, firing rocket propelled grenades and machine guns. |
| 1986 |
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President Ronald Reagan orders emergency aid for the Honduran army. U.S. helicopters take Honduran troops to the Nicaraguan border. |
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Born on March 25 |
| 1133 |
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Henry II, King of England (1154-1189). |
| 1767 |
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Joachim Murat, Napoleon's brother in law who became king of Naples in 1808. |
| 1797 |
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John Winebrenner, U.S. clergyman who founded the Church of God. |
| 1839 |
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William Bell Wait, educator of the blind. |
| 1867 |
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Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of Mount Rushmore. |
| 1868 |
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Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor. |
| 1906 |
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Alan John Percivale Taylor, English historian. |
| 1908 |
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David Lean, British film director (Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia). |
| 1925 |
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(Mary) Flannery O'Connor, novelist and short story writer. |
| 1934 |
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Gloria Steinem, political activist, editor. |
| 1942 |
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Aretha Franklin, American singer, the "Queen of Soul." |
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