Wednesday, March 20, 2024

History for March 20

History for March 20 - On-This-Day.com 
Henrik Ibsen 1828
  • 1792 - In Paris, the Legislative Assembly approved the use of the guillotine.
  • 1854 - The Republican Party was organized in Ripon, WI. About 50 slavery opponents began the new political group.
  • 1886 - The first AC power plant in the U.S. began commercial operation.
  • 1896 - U.S. Marines landed in Nicaragua to protect U.S. citizens in the wake of a revolution.
  • 1933 - The first German concentration camp was completed at Dachau.
  • 1991 - The U.S. forgave $2 billion in loans to Poland.
  • 1995 - In Tokyo, 12 people were killed and more than 5,500 others were sickened when packages containing the nerve gas Sarin was released on five separate subway trains. The terrorists belonged to a doomsday cult in Japan.

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