BUSINESS BEGAN SHIPPING AND BANKING

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Wells and Fargo start shipping and banking company – 1852 – The Burning ...

The Long History of Wells Fargo: From Stagecoaches to Scandals

It's About Time: On this day in 1852, Wells & Fargo started a shipping company to the American West


On March 18, 1852, in New York City, Henry Wells and William
G. Fargo join with several other investors to launch their
namesake business, today one of the world’s largest banks.

The discovery of gold in California in 1849 prompted a huge
spike in the demand for cross-country shipping. Wells and
Fargo decided to take advantage of these great opportunities.

After later mergers, the Wells Fargo Bank American
Trust Company—shortened to the Wells Fargo Bank
in 1962, became, and has remained, one of the biggest
banking institutions in the United States.
      
Wells Fargo Logo and symbol, meaning, history, sign.
   

   

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‘’TRI-STATE TORNADO’’ HIT ON THIS DAY

The Tri-State Tornado – 1925 – Devastating Disasters


The worst tornado in U.S. history passed through eastern
Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing
695 people, injuring some 13,000 people, and causing $17
million in property damage.

Known as the Tri-State Tornado,” the deadly twister began
its northeast track in Ellington, Missouri, but wreaked its
worst damage in southern Illinois. More than 500 of the total
695 people who perished were killed there, including 234 in
Murphysboro and 127 in West Frankfort.

March 18, 1925: Deadly Tri-State tornado sweeps through Southern Illinois | Local News ...

Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was deadliest in U.S. history - The Washington Post

Remember When: Tri-State Tornado of 1925 | amUSIngArtifacts

Benchmarks: March 18, 1925: Tri-state twister kills 695 people

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BRITISH LEAVE BOSTON ON THIS DAY IN 1776

The British evacuation of Boston, March 17, 1776,... - Beat to Quarters


On March 17, 1776, British forces were forced to evacuate
Boston following General
George Washington’s successful
placement of fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights,       
which overlooked the city from the south.

PPT - 1776 PowerPoint Presentation, free download - ID:1367688

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CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY ENDED IN 1992

The day apartheid died: South Africa's first free elections – archive, 1994  | South Africa | The Guardian

On March 17, 1992, white South Africans vote overwhelmingly
in
a referendum to end minority rule, by a margin of 68.7
percent to 31.2 percent. Thus ended the turbulent period
called
apartheid, a racial segregation policy that separated
the minority white population by designating areas and
activities prohibited to Black people.

“Today we have closed the book on apartheid,” President F.W.
de Klerk
said on the day after the vote.

Two years after the vote to end apartheid, in 1994, South Africa
held its first free and nonracial election, and
Nelson Mandela 
(above) an activist who had spent 27 years in prison for his
opposition to apartheid—became the first Black president of
the county.

The Beginning of the End | QU South Africa

World politics explainer: the end of Apartheid
Frederik de Klerk (left) with Nelson Mandela, 1992.

The day apartheid died: South Africa's first free elections – archive, 1994  | South Africa | The Guardian

White South Africans voted to end apartheid 40 years ago – San Diego  Union-Tribune

South Africa - Postapartheid South Africa | Britannica
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013)

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FIRST ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE IN 1601

Image
(Tenement Museum)

The first recorded parade honoring the Catholic feast day of
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland,was held in what is now
St. Augustine, Florida.

Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on
March 17, 1601 in a Spanish colony under the direction of
the colony’s Irish vicar, Ricardo Artur.

More than a century later, homesick Irish soldiers serving
in the English military marched in Boston in 1737 and in 
New York City on March 1762. 

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The dates of St.Patrick’s life cannot be fixed with
certainty, but there is general agreement that he
was active as a missionary in Ireland during the
fifth century.

St. Patrick's Day New Vintage Inspired Boy Girl Wave Greeting Art Print  Decor | eBay

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