March 3 - The Day in History

March 3 : General Interest 1887: Helen Keller meets her miracle worker On this day in 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months... read more American Revolution 1776 : Silas Deane embarks on secret mission to France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/silas-deane-embarks-on-secret-mission-to-france Automotive 2009 : Super-luxurious Maybach Zeppelin goes on sale http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/super-luxurious-maybach-zeppelin-goes-on-sale Civil War 1865 : Freedmen's Bureau created http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/freedmans-bureau-created Cold War 1952 : Supreme Court rules on communist teachers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-rules-on-communist-teachers Crime 1873 : Congress bans sending obscene materials through the mail http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-bans-sending-obscene-materials-through-the-mail Disaster 1974 : Faulty door dooms plane http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/faulty-door-dooms-plane General Interest 1820 : Congress passes the Missouri Compromise http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-the-missouri-compromise 1863 : Congress passes Civil War conscription act http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-civil-war-conscription-act 1918 : Russia makes a separate peace http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russia-makes-a-separate-peace 1931 : "The Star-Spangled Banner" becomes official http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-star-spangled-banner-becomes-official 1991 : Police brutality caught on video http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/police-brutality-caught-on-video Hollywood 1915 : Birth of a Nation opens in New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birth-of-a-nation-opens-in-new-york Literary 1926 : James Merrill is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-merrill-is-born Music 1875 : George Bizet's Carmen premieres in Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-bizet39s-carmen-premieres-in-paris Old West 1879 : United States Geological Survey created http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-geological-survey-created Presidential 1845 : Congress overrides presidential veto for first time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-overrides-presidential-veto-for-first-time 1877 : Rutherford B. Hayes is inaugurated in a private ceremony http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rutherford-b-hayes-is-inaugurated-in-a-private-ceremony Sports 1875 : First indoor game of ice hockey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-indoor-game-of-ice-hockey Vietnam War 1965 : U.S. jets bomb Ho Chi Minh Trail http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-jets-bomb-ho-chi-minh-trail 1971 : U.S. 5th Special Forces Group withdraws http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-5th-special-forces-group-withdraws World War I 1918 : Treaty of Brest-Litovsk concluded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/treaty-of-brest-litovsk-concluded World War II 1945 : Finland declares war on Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/finland-declares-war-on-germany

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