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March 21

4 sourced moments from March 21 in history: Composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach (1685); Tennessee banned teaching human evolution from 1925 to 1967; The Selma to Montgomery march set off under federal protection (1965), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on March 21

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1980 Sports · Olympics

The US announced a boycott of the Moscow Olympics

When Soviet tanks refused to leave Afghanistan, an American president turned the Summer Games into a weapon of protest.

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1965 History · Modern

The Selma to Montgomery march set off under federal protection

After Bloody Sunday's beatings, marchers finally walked out of Selma toward the state capitol, shielded by federalized troops.

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1925 Science · The Scientific Method

Tennessee banned teaching human evolution from 1925 to 1967

Governor Austin Peay signed the Butler Act on March 21, 1925, doubting it would ever be enforced. Within weeks a test case was being staged in Dayton.

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1685 Culture & Arts · Music

Composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach

The Baroque master of counterpoint, whose works underpin Western classical music, was born in the Thuringian town of Eisenach.

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