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March 8 -- Today in History

Today in HistoryFeatured Fact, 1983:
The House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses a nuclear weapons freeze with the Soviet Union. The same day, President Reagan denounces the proposal as a "very dangerous fraud." Reagan called the Soviet Union an "evil empire."

Also Today:
1911: New York City Police introduce a new tool -- dusting for fingerprints.
1917: U.S. invades Cuba for a third time.
1934: Expanding our view of outer space, an Edwin Hubble photograph shows thousands and thousands of galaxies.
1948: The Supreme Court rules religious instruction in public schools is unconstitutional.
1959: Groucho, Chico, and Harpo Marx make their final TV appearance together.
1972: The Goodyear Blimp flies for the first time.

March is Women's History Month.
1945: International Women's Day is first observed.

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