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[ Today in HistoryToday is Monday, March 6, the 65th... ]
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Date: 20060306
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Today in HistoryToday is Monday, March 6, the 65th day of 2006. There are 300 days left in the year.
Highlights in history:
Two hundred years ago, on March 6, 1806, poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born near Durham, England.
In 1834, the city of York in Upper Canada was incorporated as Toronto.
In 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio fell to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege.
In 1853, Verdi's opera "La Traviata" premiered in Venice, Italy.
In 1857, in its "Dred Scott" decision, the Supreme Court held that Scott, a slave, could not sue for his freedom in federal court.
In 1906, comedian Lou ...
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