Category Archives: Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (March 19th): 721 B.C.: The Roman historian Ptolemy said Babylonian astronomers noted history’s first recorded eclipse: an eclipse of the moon. 1590: Birthdays: Plymouth Colony Gov. William Bradford. 1734: Birthdays: Signer of the Declaration of Independence Thomas … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 18th): 1766: The British government repealed the Stamp Act. 1782: Birthdays: John C. Calhoun, the first U.S. vice president to resign that office. 1837: Birthdays: Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States. 1844: … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 17th): Dilbert 1762: New York City staged the first parade honoring the Roman Catholic feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It was led by Irish soldiers serving in the British army. 1776: … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 16th): 1751: Birthdays: James Madison, fourth president of the United States. 1789: Birthdays: German physicist Georg Ohm, a pioneer in the study of electricity. 1802: The U.S. Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 15th): 44 B.C.: Julius Caesar was assassinated by Brutus and other Roman nobles in Rome. 1493: Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the New World. 1767: Birthdays: Andrew Jackson, seventh president of … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 14th): 1794: Eli Whitney was granted a patent for his cotton gin. 1804: Birthdays: Austrian composer Johann Strauss, Sr. 1812: The U.S. government authorized issue of America’s first war bonds, to pay for military equipment for … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 13th): Dilbert 1639: Harvard College in Massachusetts was named for John Harvard, a founder and major benefactor of the school. 1733: Birthdays: English chemist Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen. 1781: The planet Uranus was discovered … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 11th): 1824: The U.S. War Department created the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 1845: John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, died in Allen County, Ind. 1851: Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi preformed for the first time. 1861: … Continue reading →