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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States, was published.

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When
Saturday, March 20 1852174 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
19th century · 1850s
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What happened

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States, was published.

March 20 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  6. 201220 March 2012 Iraq attacks
  7. 2014Taliban
  8. 2015Syrian civil war
  9. 2015Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
  10. 2019Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
  11. 2021La Plume noire

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  • May 29SopranoSwedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the United States under the management of showman P. T. Barnum.

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March 20 1852 — 174 years ago, on a Saturday.

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