On this day in history..

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Mar 16, 1621, The first Indian appeared in Plymouth, MA.

 

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Mar 17, 1756, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated for the first time in New York City at the Crown and Thistle Tavern.

 

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Mar 18, 1673, Lord Berkley sold his half of New Jersey to the Quakers.

 

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Mar 21, 1907, United States Marines land in Honduras to protect American interests in the war with Nicaragua

 

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Mar 22, 1894, Montreal plays Ottawa in the first playoff competition for Hockeyýs grand prize, the Stanley Cup.

 

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Mar 25, 1901, The Mercedes is introduced by Daimler at the five-day "Week of Nice" in Nice, France.

 

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Mar 26, 1885, Eastman Kodak produces the first commercial moving-picture film.

 

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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=mexHdr><TD></TD><TD align=right>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=mexContent><TD vAlign=top><SCRIPT>addMexJSContent('writeTodayHistory()','','','','0');</SCRIPT><SCRIPT>writeTodayHistory()</SCRIPT>Mar 28, 1797, Nathaniel Briggs patented the washing machine.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

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Mar 30, 1814, The allied European nations against Napoleon marched into Paris.

 

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Mar 31, 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued an edict expelling Jews who were unwilling to convert to Christianity.

 

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Apr 01, 1621, The Plymouth, Massachusetts colonists created the first treaty with Native Americans.

 

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Apr 03, 1860, The Pony Express connected St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. The Pony Express only lasted about a year and a half

 

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Apr 04, 1581, Frances Drake completed the circumnavigation of the world.

 

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Apr 05, 1614, American Indian Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.

 

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Apr 07, 1652, The Dutch established a settlement at Cape Town, South Africa.

 

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Apr 08, 1513, Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain.

 

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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=mexHdr><TD>Day</TD><TD align=right>
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Apr 11, 1689, William III and Mary II were crowned as joint sovereigns of Britain.

 

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Apr 12, 1606, England adopted the original Union Jack as its flag.

 

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Apr 14, 1543, Bartoleme Ferrelo returned to Spain after discovering a large bay in the New World. It was San Francisco Bay.