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Mar 9, 1796: Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais, widow of a former French officer executed during the revolution.

Mar 9, 1841: The Supreme Court ruled that the Amistad slaves were free.

Mar 9, 1862: The first battle between two ironclad ships, the Monitor (Union) and Merrimack (Confederate) occurred, revolutionizing naval warfare.

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