Tag Archives: Quotes

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 →

Today in History (March 10th): 515 B.C.: The rebuilding of the great Jewish temple in Jerusalem was completed. 1628: Birthdays: Italian scientist Marcello Malpighi. 1862: The U.S. Treasury issued the first American paper money, in denominations from $5 to $1,000. … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 9th): 1454: Birthdays: Explorer Amerigo Vespucci. 1824: Birthdays: Leland Stanford, railroad builder and founder of California’s Stanford University. 1841: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled, with one dissent, that the African slaves who seized control of the … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 8th): 1817: The New York Stock Exchange was established. 1841: Birthdays: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. 1859: Birthdays: Scottish writer Kenneth Grahame, author (The Wind in the Willows). 1865: Birthdays: American printer and … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 7th): 1792: Birthdays: English astronomer John Herschel. 1802: Birthdays: English painter Edwin Henry Landseer. 1841: Birthdays: U.S. newspaper publisher and philanthropist William Rockhill Nelson. 1849: Birthdays: American botanist Luther Burbank. 1869: The Suez Canal opened, connecting … Continue reading →