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Weird history on March 3
2005 First everMargaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006, where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur.
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1953 Oddly trueA De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11 people.
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1891 First everShoshone National Forest in Wyoming was established as the first national forest in the United States.
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Vintage clipping · 1913
The New Haven union (New Haven, Conn.), March 3, 1913, (STOCK EDITION)
Page 1 · mentions "ghost" · printed on this very day
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