It is the 90th day of the year, with only 275 days remaining until the new year.
1492 - Queen Isabella of Castille issues the Alhambra decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.
1774 - The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
1854 - Commodore Matthew Perry signs the Treaty of Kanagawa with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade.
1889 - The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
1906 - The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, later the National Collegiate Athletic Association, is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
1917 - The U.S. takes possession of the Danish West Indies after paying $25 million to Denmark, and renamed the territory the United States Virgin Islands.
1918 - Daylight savings time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
1930 - The Motion Pictures Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion, and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next thirty eight years.
1933 - The Civilian Conservation Corps is established with the mission of relieving rampant unemployment.
1945 - A defecting German pilot delivers a Messerschmitt Me 262A-1, the world's first operational jet-powered aircraft, to the Americans, the first to fall into Allied hands.
1951 - Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau.
1966 - The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around the Moon.
1970 - Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
1979 - The last British soldier leaves the Maltese Islands. Malta declares its Freedom Day, Jum il-Helsien.
1992 - The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
1994 - The journal, Nature, reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete Australopithecus afarensis skull.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
30th of March
It is the 89th day of the year, with only 276 days remaining.
1822 - The Florida Territory is created in the United States.
1842 - Anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
1855 - "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force the election of a pro-slavery legislature.
1867 - Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2 cents an acre, by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
1870 - Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
1939 - The German Heinkel He 100 fighter, sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph.
1949 - When Iceland decides to join NATO, a riot breaks out in Austurvollur square in Reykjavik.
1965 - A car bomb explodes in front of the US Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
1972 - The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone of South Vietnam.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Regan and three others were shot and wounded, and the President survives with only a punctured lung.
1822 - The Florida Territory is created in the United States.
1842 - Anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
1855 - "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force the election of a pro-slavery legislature.
1867 - Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2 cents an acre, by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
1870 - Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
1939 - The German Heinkel He 100 fighter, sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph.
1949 - When Iceland decides to join NATO, a riot breaks out in Austurvollur square in Reykjavik.
1965 - A car bomb explodes in front of the US Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
1972 - The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone of South Vietnam.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Regan and three others were shot and wounded, and the President survives with only a punctured lung.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
29th of March
It is the 88th day of the year, with only 277 days remaining until the end of the year.
1500 - Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in the Romagna.
1847 - United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege of the city, during the Mexican-American War.
1865 - Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.
1886 - Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.
1911 - The M1911, .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
1936 - In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters.
1951 - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
1961 - The Twenty-third Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, allowed residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in the presidential elections.
1971 - Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
1971 - A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and the three female followers.
1973 - The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
1974 - NASA's Mariner 10, becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury. It was launched at the beginning of November the previous year.
1500 - Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in the Romagna.
1847 - United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege of the city, during the Mexican-American War.
1865 - Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.
1886 - Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.
1911 - The M1911, .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
1936 - In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters.
1951 - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
1961 - The Twenty-third Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, allowed residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in the presidential elections.
1971 - Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
1971 - A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and the three female followers.
1973 - The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
1974 - NASA's Mariner 10, becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury. It was launched at the beginning of November the previous year.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
28th of March
It is the 87th day of the year, with only 278 days remaining.
193 - Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
1802 - Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man.
1862 - Battle of Glorieta Pass occurs, when Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory, starting two days earlier.
1910 - Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
1930 - Constantinople and Angora, decides to change their names to Istanbul and Ankara.
1946 - The United States State Department releases the Acheson-Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
1979 - Operators of Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania fail to recognize that a relief valve in the primary coolant system has stuck open following an unexpected shutdown. As a result, enough coolant drains out of the system to allow the core to overheat and partially melt down.
1990 - President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
193 - Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
1802 - Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man.
1862 - Battle of Glorieta Pass occurs, when Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory, starting two days earlier.
1910 - Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
1930 - Constantinople and Angora, decides to change their names to Istanbul and Ankara.
1946 - The United States State Department releases the Acheson-Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
1979 - Operators of Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania fail to recognize that a relief valve in the primary coolant system has stuck open following an unexpected shutdown. As a result, enough coolant drains out of the system to allow the core to overheat and partially melt down.
1990 - President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
27th of March
Today is the 86th day of the year, with only 279 days remaining until the end of the year.
1794 - The United States government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
1814 - In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeats the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
1836 - Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, orders the Mexican army to kill about 400 Texas Prisoners of War at Goliad, Texas.
1886 - Famous Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
1915 - Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
1977 - Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 passengers. 61 people survived on the Pan Am flight.
1794 - The United States government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
1814 - In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeats the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
1836 - Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, orders the Mexican army to kill about 400 Texas Prisoners of War at Goliad, Texas.
1886 - Famous Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
1915 - Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
1977 - Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 passengers. 61 people survived on the Pan Am flight.
Monday, March 26, 2012
26th of March
Today is the 85th day of the year, with only 280 days remaining until the new year.
1484 - William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.
1830 - The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
1917 - British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance at the First Battle of Gaza.
1942 - In Poland, the first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz.
1982 - A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
1997 - Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate cult suicides. It was a UFO religion based in San Diego, California. Members felt that in order to reach an alien aircraft which they believed was following the Comet Hale-Bopp, they could hitch a ride.
1999 - The "Melissa worm" infects Microsoft word processing and e-mail systems around the world.
1999 - A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.
1484 - William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.
1830 - The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
1917 - British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance at the First Battle of Gaza.
1942 - In Poland, the first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz.
1982 - A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
1997 - Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate cult suicides. It was a UFO religion based in San Diego, California. Members felt that in order to reach an alien aircraft which they believed was following the Comet Hale-Bopp, they could hitch a ride.
1999 - The "Melissa worm" infects Microsoft word processing and e-mail systems around the world.
1999 - A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
25th of March
It is the 84th day of the year, with only 281 days remaining until the end of the year.
421 - According to legend, Venice is founded at twelve o'clock noon.
1199 - Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart, is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leading to his death in a few weeks.
1306 - Robert the Bruce becomes the King of Scotland.
1584 - Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
1634 - The first settlers arrive in Maryland.
1807 - The Slave Trade Act becomes law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.
1865 - In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
1948 - The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
1949 - The extensive deportation campaign known as March deportation, is conducted in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to force collectivisation by way of terror. The Soviet authorities deport more than 92,000 people from the Baltics to remote areas of the Soviet Union.
1957 - United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on the grounds of obscenity.
1965 - Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr., successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to Montgomery.
1971 - The South Vietnamese abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
1992 - Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev returns to Earth after a 10-month stay aboard the Mir space station.
421 - According to legend, Venice is founded at twelve o'clock noon.
1199 - Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart, is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leading to his death in a few weeks.
1306 - Robert the Bruce becomes the King of Scotland.
1584 - Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
1634 - The first settlers arrive in Maryland.
1807 - The Slave Trade Act becomes law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.
1865 - In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
1948 - The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
1949 - The extensive deportation campaign known as March deportation, is conducted in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to force collectivisation by way of terror. The Soviet authorities deport more than 92,000 people from the Baltics to remote areas of the Soviet Union.
1957 - United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on the grounds of obscenity.
1965 - Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr., successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to Montgomery.
1971 - The South Vietnamese abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
1992 - Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev returns to Earth after a 10-month stay aboard the Mir space station.
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