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March 20

3 sourced moments from March 20 in history: Why the Dutch East India Company was founded in 1602; Uncle Tom's Cabin sold out its first run in a single week (1852); and The Tokyo subway sarin attack struck the morning rush hour (1995).

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3 things happened on March 20

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1995 Society & Economy · Crime

The Tokyo subway sarin attack struck the morning rush hour

A doomsday cult released nerve agent on five rush-hour trains, turning Tokyo's busiest commute into a mass-casualty crime scene.

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1852 Culture & Arts · Literature

Uncle Tom's Cabin sold out its first run in a single week

Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel arrived in 1852 and instantly became a publishing phenomenon that hardened Northern opinion.

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1602 History · Empires & Civilizations

Why the Dutch East India Company was founded in 1602

On 20 March 1602 the Dutch Republic forced rival spice firms into one company — ending a price war and creating a corporate state.

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