March 30 Flashcards

(10 cards)

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1842

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Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.

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1855

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Origins of the American Civil War: Bleeding Kansas – “Border Ruffians” from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.

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1856

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The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.

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1867

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– Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.

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1909

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The Queensboro Bridge in New York City opens, linking Manhattan and Queens.

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1939

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Detective Comics #27 is released, introducing Batman.

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1945

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World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna; Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig.

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1964

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Jeopardy!, hosted by Art Fleming debuts.

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1974

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Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.

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1981

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U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another two people are wounded at the same time.

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