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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

March 18 - The Day in History

March 18 : General Interest
1852: Wells and Fargo start shipping and banking company

On this day in 1852, in New York City, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo join with several other investors to launch their namesake business... read more


American Revolution
1766 : Parliament repeals the Stamp Act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-repeals-the-stamp-act

Automotive
1933 : Studebaker goes bankrupt
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/studebaker-goes-bankrupt

Civil War
1864 : Sanitary Commission Fair in Washington
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sanitary-commission-fair-in-washington

Cold War
1950 : Nationalist Chinese forces invade mainland China
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nationalist-chinese-forces-invade-mainland-china

Crime
1999 : Three women are murdered at Yosemite
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/three-women-are-murdered-at-yosemite

Disaster
1937 : Natural gas explosion kills schoolchildren in Texas
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/natural-gas-explosion-kills-schoolchildren-in-texas

General Interest
1834 : Tolpuddle Martyrs banished to Australia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tolpuddle-martyrs-banished-to-australia
1925 : The Tri-State Tornado
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-tri-state-tornado
1962 : French-Algerian truce
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-algerian-truce

Hollywood
2008 : Anthony Minghella dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anthony-minghella-dies

Literary
1932 : John Updike is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-updike-is-born

Music
1911 : Irving Berlin copyrights the biggest pop song of the early 20th century
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/irving-berlin-copyrights-the-biggest-pop-song-of-the-early-20th-century

Old West
1852 : Wells Fargo and Company established
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wells-fargo-and-company-established

Presidential
1837 : Grover Cleveland is born in Caldwell, New Jersey
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grover-cleveland-is-born-in-caldwell-new-jersey

Sports
2002 : Spectator death forces new rules for NHL games
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spectator-death-forces-new-rules-for-nhl-games

Vietnam War
1969 : U.S. bombs Cambodia for the first time
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-bombs-cambodia-for-the-first-time
1970 : Lon Nol ousts Prince Sihanouk
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lon-nol-ousts-prince-sihanouk

World War I
1915 : Allies open attack on Dardanelles
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-open-attack-on-dardanelles

World War II
1942 : War Relocation Authority is established in United States
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/war-relocation-authority-is-established-in-united-states


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