March 9
1796:Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais, widow of a former French officer executed during the revolution.
1841:The Supreme Court ruled that the Amistad slaves were free.
1862:The first battle between two ironclad ships, the Monitor (Union) and Merrimack (Confederate) occurred, revolutionizing naval warfare.
1933:The special session of Congress known as the "100 days" opened, launching FDR's New Deal.
1964:U.S. Supreme Court issued N.Y. Times v. Sullivan ruling.
1990:Dr. Antonia Novello was sworn in as both the first Hispanic and woman to be U.S. surgeon general.
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