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Historical Events for 12th March 2026
1755 - 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine
1910 - Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin Dutchmen (ON), 7-3
1912 - Helen Hayes Theater (Little Theatre) opens at 240W 44th St, NYC
1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt conducts his first "fireside chat" as US President via radio, speaking directly to 60 million listening Americans, eight days after his inauguration
1958 - 3rd Eurovision Song Contest: Andre Claveau for France wins singing "Dors, mon amour" in Hilversum
1977 - Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet bans the Christian-Democratic Party
1985 - Larry Bird scores Boston Celtic record 60 points
2006 - 47th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Florida beats South Carolina, 49-47
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