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Today is Tuesday, March 19, the 78th day of 2019.
On this date
In 1945, during World War II, 724 people were killed when a Japanese dive bomber attacked the carrier USS Franklin off Japan (the ship was saved).
Also in 1945, Adolf Hitler ordered the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands in his so-called "Nero Decree," which was largely disregarded.
In 2003, President George W. Bush ordered the start of war against Iraq.