March 15

Thursday 15, 1956:

The Broadway musical My Fair Lady opens in New York City.

Thursday 15, 1827:

The University of Toronto is chartered.

Wednesday 15, 1820:

Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.

Thursday 15, 1781:

Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat an American force numbering 4,400.

Wednesday 15, 1493:

Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.

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