March 9
\n1796
\nNapoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais, widow of a former French officer executed during the revolution.<\/p>\n
1841
\nThe Supreme Court ruled that the Amistad slaves were free.<\/p>\n
1862
\nThe first battle between two ironclad ships, the Monitor (Union) and Merrimack (Confederate) occurred, revolutionizing naval warfare.<\/p>\n
1933
\nThe special session of Congress known as the “100 days” opened, launching FDR’s New Deal.<\/p>\n
1964
\nU.S. Supreme Court issued N.Y. Times v. Sullivan ruling.<\/p>\n
1990
\nDr. Antonia Novello was sworn in as both the first Hispanic and woman to be U.S. surgeon general.<\/p>\n
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\nAmerican Railroad Builder (1824)<\/p>\n
\nwriter (1892)<\/p>\n
\ncosmonaut (1934)<\/p>\n
\nactor (1940)<\/p>\n
\nchess player (1943)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"