This Day in History: March 31, 2024
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1492
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain expelled Jews who would not accept Christianity.
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1889
The Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opened.
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1917
The United States took possession of the Virgin Islands.
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1918
Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States.
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1949
Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province.
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1959
The Dalai Lama, fleeing Chinese repression of an uprising in Tibet, arrived at the Indian border and was granted political asylum.
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1968
President Lyndon Johnson announced that he would not run for re-election.
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1995
Major League Baseball players agreed to end the sport’s longest strike in history after a judge ordered a preliminary injunction against team owners.
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2005
Terry Schiavo died 13 days after her feeding tube was removed.
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