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This day in history: March 1

1. 1921

   The Kronstadt rebellion began following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in Russia with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.

2. 1921

   The Australian cricket team, led by Warwick Armstrong, became the first team to complete a whitewash in the Ashes, an achievement that would not be repeated for 86 years.

3. 1936

   Hoover Dam, straddling the Arizona–Nevada border on the Colorado River, was completed.

4. 1944

   World War II: American and Australian troops won the Battle of Sio against Japanese forces as part of the New Guinea campaign.

5. 1950

   In a trial lasting less than 90 minutes, German–British physicist Klaus Fuchs was convicted of violating the Official Secrets Act by supplying information from the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union.

6. 1973

   Pink Floyd's critically acclaimed album The Dark Side of the Moon was released.

7. 1992

   A Bosnian-Serb wedding procession was attacked in Sarajevo, resulting in what is widely considered the first casualty of the Bosnian War.

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