Today In History

Sat., March 14, 1998

In 1743: The first recorded town meeting in America was held, at Faneuil Hall in Boston.

In 1794: Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry and strengthened the institution of slavery.

In 1923: President Harding became the first chief executive to file an income tax report.

In 1939: The Republic of Czechoslovakia was dissolved, opening the way for Nazi occupation.

In 1943: Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” premiered in New York City, with George Szell conducting.

In 1951: United Nations forces recaptured Seoul.

In 1964: a jury in Dallas found Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President Kennedy, the previous November.

In 1967: The body of President Kennedy was moved from a temporary grave to a permanent memorial site at Arlington National Cemetery.

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