March 1: Historical Events, Famous Birthdays and Deaths On This Day

1642
Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine), becomes the first incorporated city in the United States.
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1796
The Dutch East India Company is nationalized by the Batavian Republic.
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1815
Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba, start of the Hundred Days.
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1941
World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.
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1950
Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
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1953
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.
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1961
United States President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.
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2002
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
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2006
English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
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