Today in History for 19th March 2022: Historical Events 1987 – Fred Currey acquires Greyhound Bus Company 2008 – GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed 2011 – Despite a final round 24-8 defeat to Ireland at the new Aviva Stadium in Dublin, England …
Today in History for 18th March 2022: Historical Events 37 – Roman Senate annuls Tiberius’ will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (aka Caligula = Little Boots) emperor 1904 – First performance of Edward Elgar’s “In the South (Alassio)” 1962 – 7th Eurovision Song Contest: Isabelle Aubret for France wins singing “Un premier amour” …
Today in History for 17th March 2022: Historical Events 1824 – Britain and Netherlands sign a trade agreement 1921 – Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die) 1943 – F. Hugh Herbert’s “Kiss and Tell” premieres in NYC 1986 – Haemers gang robs gold transport in Belgium of 35 million BF 1992 – 18th People’s Choice …
Today in History for 16th March 2022: Historical Events 1862 – Battle at Pound Gap, Kentucky: Confederates separate battles 1919 – Frank Wedekind’s play “Elius Erweckung” premieres in Hamburg 1988 – Federal grand jury indicts North and Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair 2003 – 44th SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Mississippi State, 64-57 2012 – …
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Today in History for 15th March 2022: Historical Events 1855 – Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine 1948 – Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine 1958 – England retains the Five Nations Rugby Championship with a 3-3 draw against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh; England’s 16th FN title 1967 – Marshal …
Today in History for 14th March 2022: Historical Events 1592 – “Ultimate Pi day”: on this day at 6.53am is the largest correspondence between calendar dates and significant digits of pi, since the introduction of the Julian calendar (3.14159265358) 1951 – Earthquake at Euskirchen, Germany 1972 – Muddy Waters wins his first Grammy Award, for …
Today in History for 13th March 2022: Historical Events 1564 – Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels 1963 – Two Russian reconnaissance flights over Alaska 1983 – 24th SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Georgia beats Alabama, 86-71 1986 – 12th People’s Choice Awards: Sylvester Stallone and Meryl Streep win (Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby, Linda Evans win (TV) …
Today in History for 12th March 2022: Historical Events 1912 – Helen Hayes Theater (Little Theatre) opens at 240W 44th St, NYC 1963 – Beatles perform as a trio, at Granada Cinema, in Bedford, England, as John Lennon is ill with a cold 1969 – 120 cannabis joints found at George and Patti Harrison’s home …
Today in History for 11th March 2022: Historical Events 1862 – 12] General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac. Gen Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief 1863 – 25th Grand National: George Stevens wins his 2nd GN aboard 4/1 Emblem; winning mare’s full sister Emblematic wins the following year 1919 – General strike …
Today in History for 10th March 2022: Historical Events 1661 – French King Louis XIV ends office of premier 1874 – Purdue University (Indiana) admits its 1st student 1906 – Europe’s worst mining accident when a coal dust explosion kills 1,060 at Courrieres, France 1910 – Pittsburgh Courier begins publishing 1973 – Morocco adopts constitution …
Today in History for 9th March 2022: Historical Events 1804 – Georges Cadoudal, Breton royalist who plotted to overthrow Napoleon in the Pichegru Conspiracy, arrested 1861 – Us Confederate currency authorized – $ 50, $ 100, $ 500, $ 1,000 1936 – Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player 1947 …
Today in History for 8th March 2022: Historical Events 1722 – Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia 1801 – British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt 1917 – Russian “February Revolution” begins in earnest with protests celebrating International Woman’s Day and riots in St Petersburg over food rations and conduct of the war [OS=Feb 23] …
Today in History for 7th March 2022: Historical Events 1857 – Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs 1872 – -8°F (-22°C) in Boston, Massachusetts 1900 – Battle at Poplar Grove South Africa, President Kruger flees 1967 – Clark Gesner’s musical “You’re a Good Man” premieres in NYC 1974 – “USS …
Today in History for 6th March 2022: Historical Events 1665 – Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society starts publishing 1775 – 1st Negro Mason in north America initiated, Boston 1831 – Vincenzo Bellini’s opera “La Sonnambula” premieres in Milan 1922 – GB Shaw’s “Back to Methusaleh III/IV” premieres in NYC 1957 – Centenary of Dred Scott …
Today in History for 5th March 2022: Historical Events 1651 – South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm 1924 – King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief 1977 – 3rd People’s Choice Awards: John Wayne and Barbra Streisand win (Motion Picture) and Telly Savalas and Mary Tyler Moore win (TV) 1993 – Fokker 100 …
Today in History for 4th March 2022: Historical Events 1238 – Battle of the Sit River: Mongol forces of Batu Khan overcome Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal near Yaroslavl in Russia, ending Russian resistance 1790 – France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional …
Today in History for 3rd March 2022: Historical Events 468 – St Simplicius elected to succeed Catholic Pope Hilarius 1803 – Colégio Militar is founded in Portugal by Colonel Teixeira Rebello. 1849 – US Home Department (later renamed the Department of the Interior) established by Congress 1980 – France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll …