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March 3

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March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). There are 303 days remaining.

Events:

  • 1849: Minnesota became the 32nd state of the United States
  • 1931: The United States adopts "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem.
  • 1999: The State of Arizona executes Walter LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery that led to a death. Walter's brother Karl had been executed a week earlier; Germany had initiated legal action in the International Court of Justice to attempt to save Walter. See the LaGrand case.

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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