March 20, 1852 - Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is published. Stowe wrote the antislavery book in reaction to new fugitive slave laws.

March 20, 1854 - The Republican party is founded. It was founded by antislavery activists as part of the effort to prevent slavery from spreading throughout the western part of the United States.

March 20, 1917 - A special session of Congress is called by President Woodrow Wilson in order to declare war on Germany.

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March 20, 1928 - Mister Rogers, children's show host, is born.

March 20, 1980 - Many minor earthquakes begin under Mount St. Helens. At total of 47 earthquakes with magnitudes of 3 or greater are recorded in a period of 12 hours.

March 20, 2003 - The United States begins another war against Iraq.

 

"I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget." - George W. Bush