Flash to the Past: March 23rd- Fascism with a hint of liberty

[ProudToBeLiberal]

1775 Patrick Henry called for America's independence from Britain, telling the Virginia Provincial Convention, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

1919 Benito Mussolini founded his Fascist political movement in Milan, Italy.

1925: The teaching of Darwins theory of evolution banned in Tennessee schools

1933 The German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial legislative powers.

1942 During World War II, the U.S. government began moving Japanese-Americans from their West Coast homes to detention centers.

1996 - Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.


Sources
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/20070323.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23
http://www.tnl.net/when/3/23

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Perhaps, this will bring a new perspective to your day :).