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A bit of March 3rd history…
1791 - 1st US internal revenue act - taxing distilled spirits and carriages
1849 - US Home Department - later renamed the Department of the Interior - established by Congress
1861 - Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs and granting them the full rights of free citizens
1867 - 1st US wartime military conscription bill enacted
1921 - Discovery of insulin announced
1931 - “Star Spangled Banner” officially becomes the US national anthem
1991 - Los Angeles police officers severely beat motorist Rodney King, the beating is famously captured on amateur video and later leads to riots (pictured)
Today in History: March 3rd