MARCH 3
1931:More than 100 years after Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics, President Herbert Hoover signs legislation making “The Star-Spangled Banner” America’s national anthem.
1845: John Tyler is the first president to have a veto overturned by Congress. Less than 5 percent of presidential vetoes have since been overridden.
1859: A two-day auction begins to sell 436 slaves formerly owned by Pierce Butler. It is America's largest recorded slave auction.
1887: Anne Sullivan meets her student, 6-year-old Helen Keller, for the first time.
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