Today in History for 1st March 2015

Historical Events

705 - John VII begins his reign as Catholic Pope

1896 - Battle of Adwa: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians in Ethopia

1909 - 1st US university school of nursing established, Univ of Minn

1912 - Isabella Goodwin, 1st US woman detective, appointed, NYC

1941 - Elmer Layden becomes 1st NFL commissioner

2003 - Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security.

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Famous Birthdays

1760 - François Nicolas Leonard Buzot, French revolutionary (d. 1794)

1904 - Glenn Miller, bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra-In the Mood)

1954 - Catherine Bach, Warren Oh, actress (Daisey Duke-The Dukes of Hazzard)

1963 - Magnus Svensson, Leksand Swe, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)

1970 - Lisa Eagen, Harlan Iowa, team handball wing/back court (Olympics-1996)

1983 - Blake Hawksworth, Canadian baseball player

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Famous Deaths

1896 - Vittorio Dabormida, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle

1920 - John H. Bankhead, U.S. Senator (b. 1842)

1929 - Royal H. Weller, American politician (b. 1881)

1963 - Jorge Daponte, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923)

1974 - Bobby Timmons, American jazz pianist (b. 1935)

1995 - Edmund Boyd Fisher, publisher, dies at 56

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