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Today in History 03/26/17

Illustration of the Combat of the Thirty by Pierre Le Baud (Public domain)(1351) The Combat of the Thirty tests chivalry’s limits
Thirty of the best knights from France, and 30 from England, fight with spears, axes, and daggers over who will rule Brittany. Contemporaries hail it as a shining example of chivalry, while historians will see a dark underside.
The Combat of the Thirty was an episode in the Breton War of Succession, a war fought to determine who would rule the Duchy of Brittany. It was an arranged fight between picked combatants from both sides of the conflict.
Date: Mar 26, 1351

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F. Scott Fitzgerald circa 1920s (© Röhnert/ullstein bild/Getty Images)(1920) F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel is published
Princeton dropout, Army vet, and car-roof repairman F. Scott Fitzgerald sees his first novel, ‘This Side of Paradise,’ published. Its popular and critical success will announce the 23-year-old author as the poet of the Jazz Age. He’ll finish just three other novels in his lifetime, including ‘The Great Gatsby.’
This Side of Paradise is the debut novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920 and taking its title from a line of Rupert Brooke’s poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post–World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature. The novel explores the theme of love warped by greed and status seeking.
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
First published: Mar 26, 1920
Number of pages: 305
Characters: Beatrice Blaine · Amory Blaine · Monsignor Darcy · Rosalind Connage · Isabelle Borgé
Genre: Novel

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Pakistani students rally in support of greater autonomy for East Pakistan during a rally in Dacca, Bangladesh in March 1971 (© Michel Laurent/Getty Images)(1971) East Pakistan officially becomes Bangladesh
A Declaration of Independence is issued as East Pakistan formally breaks away from West Pakistan, renaming itself the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. A nine-month war and genocide, especially targeting Bengalis, will follow.
Bangladesh, officially the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It shares land borders with India and Myanmar. Nepal, Bhutan and China are located near Bangladesh but do not share a border with it. The country’s maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area. Bangladesh is the world’s eighth most populous country. Dhaka is its capital and largest city, followed by Chittagong which has the country’s largest port.
Founded: Mar 26, 1971
GDP: $195.08 billion USD (2015)
Population: 161 million (2015)
Area: 55,598 sq miles (143,998 km²)
Calling code: 880
Capital: Dhaka

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(From left) Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat, President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin in a three-way handshake at the White House on March 26, 1979 (© AFP/Getty Images)(1979) Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty ends 30-year war
Seven months after meeting with US President Jimmy Carter for peace talks at Camp David, Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel sign a treaty ending decades of conflict between their two countries.
The Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty (Arabic: معاهدة السلام المصرية الإسرائيلية‎‎, Mu`āhadat as-Salām al-Misrīyah al-‘Isrā’īlīyah; Hebrew: הסכם השלום בין ישראל למצרים‎‎, Heskem HaShalom Bein Yisrael LeMitzrayim) was signed in Washington, D.C., United States on 26 March 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords. The Egypt–Israel treaty was signed by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, and witnessed by United States president Jimmy Carter.
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A Historical Day

(1351) The Combat of the Thirty tests chivalry’s limits
1351 Thirty of the best knights from France, and 30 from England, fight with spears, axes, and daggers over who will rule Brittany. Contemporaries hail it as a shining example of chivalry, while historians will see a dark underside..
(1920) F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel is published
Princeton dropout, Army vet, and car-roof repairman F. Scott Fitzgerald sees his first novel, ‘This Side of Paradise,’ published. Its popular and critical success will announce the 23-year-old author as the poet of the Jazz Age. He’ll finish just three other novels in his lifetime, including ‘The Great Gatsby.’. 1920
(1971) East Pakistan officially becomes Bangladesh
1971 A Declaration of Independence is issued as East Pakistan formally breaks away from West Pakistan, renaming itself the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. A nine-month war and genocide, especially targeting Bengalis, will follow. .
(1979) Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty ends 30-year war
Seven months after meeting with US President Jimmy Carter for peace talks at Camp David, Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel sign a treaty ending decades of conflict between their two countries. . 1979