Tragedy · March 5, 1770
256 years ago · Boston, United States
The Boston Massacre, known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770, in the prelude to the American Revolution in Boston, in what was then the colony of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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The 257th anniversary falls on March 5, 2027.
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b. 1970The Third Council of the Lateran met in Rome in March 1179. Pope Alexander III presided and 302 bishops attended.
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Denazification (German: Entnazifizierung) was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of the Nazi ideology following the Second World War.
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1966, originally known as the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1966 (English: Eurovision Song Contest Grand Prix 1966), was the 11th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 March 1966 at Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, and presented by Josiane Shen.
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The 78th Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m.
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