Category Archives: Vocabulary

Today in History (March 31st): Easter Dilbert 1596: Birthdays: French philosopher Rene Descartes. 1732: Birthdays: Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn. 1809: Birthdays: Poet Edward FitzGerald. 1878: Birthdays: Boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American to hold the heavyweight title. 1889: The … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 30th): 1746: Birthdays: Spanish painter Francisco Jose de Goya. 1811: Birthdays: German chemist Robert Bunsen, inventor of the Bunsen gas burner. 1820: Birthdays: English author Anna Sewell (Black Beauty). 1840: Birthdays: English social reformer Charles Booth. … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 29th): Good Friday Dilbert 1790: Birthdays: John Tyler, 10th president of the United States. 1812: The first wedding was performed in the White House. Lucy Payne Washington, sister-in-law of U.S. President James Madison, married Supreme Court … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 28th): 1515: Birthdays: Roman Catholic St. Teresa of Avila. 1797: Nathaniel Briggs was awarded a patent for the washing machine. 1836: Birthdays: Brewer Frederick Pabst. 1862: Birthdays: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aristide Briand. 1868: Birthdays: Russian … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 27th): 1513: Ponce de Leon sighted America for the first time. 1813: Birthdays: Printmaker Nathaniel Currier, of Currier and Ives. 1845: Birthdays: German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen, discoverer of X-rays. 1868: Birthdays: Schoolteacher Patty Smith Hill, who … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 26th): First day of Passover 1830: The Book of Mormon was published. 1839: The first Henley Royal Regatta was held. 1874: Birthdays: Poet Robert Frost. 1904: Birthdays: Mythologist and writer Joseph Campbell. 1911: Birthdays: Playwright Tennessee … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 25th): 1634: The first colonists to Maryland at St. Clement’s Island on Maryland’s western shore and founded the settlement of St. Mary’s. 1655: Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. 1807: The English Parliament abolished the … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 23rd): 1765: The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act for taxing the American colonies, an action that became a major grievance for rebellious colonials. 1775: In a speech supporting the arming of the Virginia militia, Patrick … Continue reading →