This Day in History: March 23, 2024
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1775
Patrick Henry declared "Give me liberty, or give me death."
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1806
Lewis and Clark began their return journey east.
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1877
The first Easter egg roll was held on the White House lawn.
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1919
Benito Mussolini founded his own party in Italy, the Fasci di Combattimento.
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1983
U.S. President Ronald Reagan proposed a space-based missile defense system called the Strategic Defense Initiative or “Star Wars.”
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1998
The motion picture epic “Titanic” won 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, tying it with “Ben-Hur” for the most ever.
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2001
Russia's Mir space station ended its 15-year orbit of the Earth, splashing down in the South Pacific.
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2003
A U.S. Army convoy was ambushed in Iraq with 11 killed and seven captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch.
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2010
President Barack Obama signed a health-care overhaul bill, called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, into law.
