Month: March 2017

MARCH 9 — 1847 Siege of Veracruz; INVENTIONS/PATENTS: 1858 Albert Potts patents mailbox, 1822 Charles Graham invents dentures; 1974 Ihroo Onada surrenders to Allied powers 29 years after WWII; 1970 Happy Birthday Barbie Doll; 1995 Jazz trumpeter Don Cherry dies

MARCH 6 — 1820 Monroe signs Missouri Compromise; 1857 DreadScott -V- Sandford decided; 1950 Silly Putty invented; 1972 Happy Birthday Shaq Attack MARCH 6 1820 – President Monroe signs the Missouri Compromise. According to the Library of Congress, In an