The Boston Massacre
Mar 5 Boston Massacre (Incident on King Street): British soldiers kill 5 men in a crowd throwing snowballs, stones and sticks at them. African American Crispus Attucks 1st to die; later held up as early black martyr. Massacre galvanizes anti-British feelings.
Music History
Mar 15 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (14) completes his String Quartet No. 1 (K. 80), in its original three-movement form on 15 March 1770 while touring in Lodi, Lombardy, Duchy of Milan
Kant Appointed Professor
Mar 31 Immanuel Kant is appointed Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Königsberg
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