What happened on this day in history

By The Newsroom
Published 1st Mar 2017, 08:15 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2017, 08:58 BST
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1912 - Suffragettes started a window-smashing campaign in the West End of London.

1928 - Vitamin F was discovered. It is now called EFA (essential fatty acid) or linoleic acid.

1936 - America’s Hoover Dam was completed.

1940 - Vivien Leigh won an Oscar for her performance as Scarlett O’Hara in ‘Gone with the Wind’.

1946 - The Bank of England was nationalised.

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1 953 - Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffered a stroke and collapsed; he died four days later.