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March 17th: Vanguard 1 is Launched

March 17, 2023
On March 17, 1958, the United States launched the Vanguard 1 satellite, which became the first solar-powered satellite to achieve a long-term orbit. Vanguard 1 was part of the Vanguard program, which was initiated by the United States in response to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik, the world’s first…

March 15th: The Musical “My Fair Lady” Opens on Broadway

March 15, 2023
“My Fair Lady” is a musical that opened on Broadway in 1956, with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics and book by Alan Jay Lerner. The musical is based on George Bernard Shaw’s play “Pygmalion,” which tells the story of a Cockney flower girl named Eliza Doolittle who is transformed…

March 14th: Eli Whitney Is Granted a Patent for the Cotton Gin

March 14, 2023
In 1794, Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin, a revolutionary machine that greatly improved the process of separating cotton fibers from their seeds. Prior to the invention of the cotton gin, this process was a labor-intensive and time-consuming task, often done by hand using a process…
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