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Famous Deaths
- 1982: John Belushi - The Blues Brothers
- 1953: Joseph Stalin - Soviet Union Leader
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2009 NHL Art Ross Race
- Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 93 PTS
- Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 83 PTS
- Sidney Crosby, PIT - 79 PTS
- Zach Parise, NJ - 77 PTS
- Pavel Datsyuk, DET - 77 PTS
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NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2009: NHL - Detroit Red Wings: (43-14-8-94 Pts)
- 2009: Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 46 Goals
- 2009: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames - 38 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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The 1960s
- 1963: Country singer Patsy Cline is killed after being involved in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee.
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The 1950s
- 1956: The United States Supreme Court has upheld a ban on racial segregation in state schools, colleges and universities.
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The 1940s
- 1946: Winston Churchill delivered his "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
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The 1930s
- 1933: The Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote in German parliamentary elections, enabling it to join with the Nationalists to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag.
- 1933: Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions.
- 1933: The Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote in German parliamentary elections, enabling it to join with the Nationalists to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag.
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The 1800s
- 1877: Rutherford B. Hayes is inaugurated as President. His wife, Lucy, immediately banished all liquor from The White House.
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The 1700s
- 1770: The Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers, taunted by a crowd of colonists, opened fire, killing five people.
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Modern History Sourcebook: Winston Churchill: The Iron Curtain
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Today in History: March 5 » HistoryNet
March 5 1624 Class-based legislation is passed in the colony of Virginia, exempting the upper class from punishment by whipping. 1766 Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.historynet.com
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