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March 14,
1776
Alexander Hamilton is named captain of artillery company
On
this day in 1776, Alexander Hamilton receives his commission as captain
of a New York artillery company. Throughout the rest of 1776, Captain
Hamilton established himself as a great military leader as he directed
his artillery company in several battles in and around New York City.
In March 1777, Hamilton’s performance came to the attention of General
George Washington and he was commissioned lieutenant colonel and
personal aide to General Washington in the Continental Army.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=310
1900 -
President William McKinley signed the United States into a gold standard with the Gold Standard Act.
1903 - The
U.S. Senate ratified the Hay-Herran Treaty that guaranteed the
U.S. the right to build a canal at Panama. The Columbian Senate rejected the treaty.
1923 - President Harding became the first
U.S. President to file an income tax report.
March 14,
1964
Jack Ruby sentenced to death
Jack
Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who killed Lee Harvey Oswald--the
accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy--is found guilty of the
"murder with malice" of Oswald and sentenced to die in the electric
chair. It was the first courtroom verdict to be televised in U.S.
history.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4835