March 25, 1634 - St. Mary's settlement, located on St. Clement's Island off Maryland, is founded.

March 25, 1639 - Construction begins in Dedham, MA on the first canal to provide industrial water power.

March 25, 1865 - The Confederacy launches its first attack of the Civil War, as General Robert E. Lee and his men charge Union infantry at Fort Stedman, in Virginia.

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March 25, 1879 - Cheyenne chief Little Wolf surrenders himself and his followers to the U.S. Army. He was attempting to lead them back to their homelands in Montana, but agree to returned to a reservation in Indian Territory.

March 25, 1911 - Young female garment workers are killed when a fire erupts at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City. When the working conditions at the company became known, some of which contributed to the death of the 146 workers, the American public urged lawmakers to enact factory reform.

March 25, 1934 - Gloria Steinem, activist and author, is born. She was the founder of Ms. Magazine.

 

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