March 14 1743 The first town meeting was held in Boston, Massachusetts, at Faneuil Hall. 1794 The cotton gin was patented by Eli Whitney. 1939…
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This Day In History—Tennessee bans evolution lessons in school
March 13 1639 Cambridge College was renamed Harvard University. 1781 The German-born English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Georgium Sidus, later known as…
View More This Day In History—Tennessee bans evolution lessons in schoolToday in History — Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts.
March 12 1912 Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts. 1930 Mohandas Gandhi began his 200-mile march to protest the British salt tax. 1933 President…
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March 11 1861 The Confederate States of America adopted its constitution. 1888 A torrential rainstorm hit the East Coast. The rain turned to snow the…
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March 10 1629 Charles I of England dissolves Parliament and rules alone for 11 years. 1785 Thomas Jefferson is appointed minister to France. 1848 Congress…
View More This Day In History — First telephone call is madeThis Day In History — The Monitor battles the Merrimack
March 09 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais, widow of a former French officer executed during the revolution. 1841 The Supreme Court ruled that…
View More This Day In History — The Monitor battles the MerrimackThis Day In History — First U.S. Combat Troops Arrive in Vietnam
March 08 1782 A peaceful settlement of Delaware Indians were massacred by militia at Gnadenhutten in Ohio. 1917 Russia’s February Revolution, which eventually led to…
View More This Day In History — First U.S. Combat Troops Arrive in VietnamThis Day In History — Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone
March 07 1850 Daniel Webster gave a three-hour speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850. 1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. 1936…
View More This Day In History — Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephoneThis Day in History : The Alamo was Defeated
March 06 1836 The Alamo fell to Mexican forces. 1857 The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens. 1930…
View More This Day in History : The Alamo was DefeatedToday in History — Peace Talks Commence after 25 years.
March 05 1770 The Boston Massacre, a pre-Revolutionary incident that grew out of anger towards British troops, occurred. Five anti-British rioters were killed. 1933 In…
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