Today in History

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TODAY is Friday, March 20, the 79th day of 2009. There are 286 days left in the year.

Highlights in history on this date:

* 1727 - Death of Sir Isaac Newton, British scientist and mathematician, noted for his discoveries including that of gravity.

* 1815 - Napoleon arrives back in Paris from Elba to reclaim power at the start of 'The Hundred Days' before defeat at Waterloo.

* 1846 - The foundation stone of Melbourne's Princes Bridge is laid.

* 1933 - First concentration camp is opened in Germany, at Dachau.

* 1945 - Death of Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, British editor and poet, whose close association with Oscar Wilde eventually …