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| CBS newsman Edward R.
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Today's Highlight in History:
On March ninth, 1862, during the
Civil War, the ironclads "Monitor" and "Virginia" (formerly "Merrimac")
clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
On this date:
In 1796, the future emperor of France, Napoleon
Bonaparte, married Josephine de Beauharnais. (The couple divorced in
1809.)
In 1916, Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New
Mexico, killing more than a dozen people.
In 1933, Congress, called into special session by President Roosevelt,
began its "hundred days" of enacting New Deal legislation.
In 1945, during World War Two, US B-29 bombers launched incendiary bomb
attacks against Japan.
In 1954, CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's anti-Communism campaign on "See It Now."
In 1975, work began on the Alaskan oil pipeline.
In 1977, about a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims invaded three buildings in
Washington DC, killing one person and taking more than 130 hostages. The
siege ended two days later.
In 1989, the Senate rejected President Bush's nomination of John Tower
to be defense secretary by a vote of 53-to-47.
In 1996, comedian George Burns died in Beverly Hills, California, at
age 100.
In 1997, gangsta rapper The Notorious B.I.G., whose real name was
Christopher Wallace, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles; he
was 24.
Ten years ago: Dr. Antonia Novello was sworn in as surgeon general,
becoming the first woman and the first Hispanic to hold the job.
Five years ago: House Republicans unveiled their long-promised tax cut
for families, businesses and investors. President Clinton sharply eased
travel restrictions on Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and invited him to the
White House for St. Patrick's Day. Los Angeles police detective Mark
Fuhrman took the stand at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, denying ever
meeting a woman who'd accused him of making racist remarks.
One year ago: RJR Nabisco Holdings Corporation, the food-and-tobacco
conglomerate, announced it was getting out of the cigarette
business.
