On this day in history
March 23
American
1775Patrick Henry demands: give me liberty or give me death, in a Richmond church.
Patrick Henry demands: give me liberty or give me death, in a Richmond church.
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1983Ronald Reagan proposes the Strategic Defense Initiative, a space based missile shield critics call Star Wars.
Ronald Reagan proposes the Strategic Defense Initiative, a space based missile shield critics call Star Wars.
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World
1933The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act, giving Hitler dictatorial power.
The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act, giving Hitler dictatorial power.
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1801Tsar Paul I of Russia is strangled in his bedroom by conspiring officers.
Tsar Paul I of Russia is strangled in his bedroom by conspiring officers.
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1919Benito Mussolini founds the Fasci di Combattimento in Milan, the movement that becomes fascism.
Benito Mussolini founds the Fasci di Combattimento in Milan, the movement that becomes fascism.
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