Historical Events for 5th March 2023

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1684 - Emperor Leopold I, Poland and Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz
1743 - 1st US religious journal, The Christian History, published in Boston
1746 - Jacobite troops leave Aberdeen
1845 - 7th Grand National: William Loft aboard outsider Cure-All wins in record time of 10 minutes, 47 seconds
1853 - Piano company Steinway and Sons founded by Heinrich Steinweg (later Henry Steinway) in New York City
1856 - Georgia becomes 1st state to regulate railroads
1978 - "Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances
1989 - 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000
1995 - Graves of Tsar Nicholas II and family found in St Petersburg
2013 - Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolás Maduro assumes the presidency after the death of Hugo Chávez

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