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Congress establishes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
On March 11, 1779, Congress establishes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help plan, design and prepare environmental and structural facilities…
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Mount Etna begins rumbling
On March 11, 1669, Mount Etna, on the island of Sicily in modern-day Italy, begins rumbling. Multiple eruptions over the next few…
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Confederate states adopt new constitution
In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas adopt the Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of…
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Terrorists bomb trains in Madrid
On March 11, 2004, 193 people are killed and nearly 2,000 are injured when 10 bombs explode on four trains in three…
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This Day in History What Happened on March 11
Paul McCartney of the Beatles was knighted Sir Paul McCartney by Queen Elizabeth the II. Plus, a four day blizzard…
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The first PFLAG meeting
On March 11, 1973, the first formal meeting of “Parents of Gays,” co-founded by the parents of a gay son,…
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“A Raisin in the Sun” debuts on Broadway
Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, the first Broadway play written by a Black woman, opens at the Ethel Barrymore…
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This Day in History Video: What Happened on March 7
Captain James Cook discovered the Northwest coast of the Americas on this day. He discovered what is now the coast…
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