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Weird history on March 15
1875 First everJohn McCloskey, the Roman Catholic archbishop of New York, was created the first cardinal from the United States.
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1875 First everArchbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
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1311 Oddly trueIn the Battle of Halmyros, the Catalan Company defeated the forces of Walter V, Count of Brienne, taking control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in present-day Greece.
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Vintage clipping · 1925
East St. Louis daily journal (East St. Louis, Ill.), March 15, 1925, (FINAL SUNDAY EDITION, MAGAZINE SECTION)
Page 45 · mentions "ghost" · printed on this very day
“evening after ail that will call me to Ive just got a msang well somewhere and Ive got to go at onee but if you dont mind prolonging your stay two nights Instead of one and making it Not in the least Delighte d old chap …”
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