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A bit of March 13th history…
1781 - William Hershel sees what he thinks is a comet, but is actually the discovery of the planet Uranus
1852 - Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in NY Lantern weekly (pictured)
1868 - Senate begins US President Johnson’s impeachment trial
1943 - Nazi’s liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Krakow; Oskar Schindler with advance information, save his workers by keeping them in his factory overnight
1991 - Exxon pays $1 billion in fines and clean up of Valdez oil spill
Today in History: March 13th