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On this day in 1812, French Emperor Napoleon —who had massed his troops in Poland in the spring to intimidate Russian Tsar Alexander I —and 600,000 troops of his Grand Army …

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1950 - Ben Hogan returned to tournament play after a near fatal car accident. He won the U.S. Open. 1990 - Nolan Ryan became the oldest player to throw a no-hitter. It was the sixth of his …

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2 days ago · 1700 - Russia gave up its Black Sea fleet as part of a truce with the Ottoman Empire. 1868 - Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention that he called a "Type …

1784 – Élisabeth Thible became the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon, covering a distance of 4 km (2.5 mi) and reaching an estimated altitude of 1,500 m (4,900 ft). 1944 – …

Mar 31, 2025 · On This Day in History: March 20 In 1345, scholars at the University of Paris believed that the conjunction of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn caused the Black Death. In reality, […]