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March 5

Anniversaries in American history that fall on March 5.

1770 · Events / Wars & Conflicts
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fire into a colonial crowd; five killed
1770 · Events / Protests & Movements
Boston Massacre
The 1770 Street Confrontation That Ignited a Revolution