Month: March 2025

MARCH 10 — 1933 Long Beach Earthquake;  INVENTION/PATENTS: 1902 U.S. Appellate Court rules Edison did not invent movie camera, 1903 Harry Gammeter develops early copy machine, 1891 Almon Strowger patents telephone circuit switching, 1849 Lincoln becomes only president to file

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 9 — 1995 Ed Barneys, convinced Amcerica bacon and eggs are healthy, dies at 103; 1820 Missouri Compromise passed; 1970 Happy Birthday Barbie Doll; 1995 Jazz trumpeter Don Cherry dies MARCH 9 1995 Bernays, The Father of Public Relations,

MARCH 8 — 1971 Rainer uncovers FBI’s COINTELPRO; 1962 CSS Virginia wreaks havoc on Union Navy; 1817 NY Stock Exchange founded; SPORTS: 2006 New Orleans Pelicans play for first time since Katrina, 1999 R.I.P. Joe DiMaggio MARCH 8 1971 –

MARCH 7 -1999 RIP Director Extraordinaire Stanley Kubrick; INVENTION/PATENTS: 1985 R.I.P. William Farris (papermilk carton), 1854 Charles Miller (sewing machine buttonholes), 1876 Bell patents telephone; 1850 Daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 1850; 1985 a-ha becomes first Norwegian band to top

MARCH 61820 – President Monroe signs the Missouri Compromise. According to the Library of Congress, In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri

MARCH 5 — 1770 Boston Massacre; ;1804 New Orleans Gov. Calvo warns New Spain about Lewis and Clarke;  2011 Patriotic concert at Madison Square Garden MARCH 5 1770 – The Boston Massacre. Back in 1765 when the Stamp Act was

MARCH 5 — 1770 Boston Massacre;1804 President Washington retires from office, opens world’s largest whiskey distillery; 2008Gilroy Gardens purchased by its California city MARCH 5 1770 – The Boston Massacre. Back in 1765 when the Stamp Act was enforced into

MARCH 4 — 1850 The Great Triumvirate (Clay, Calhoun, Webster) debate slavery; Pre-1933 Inauguration Day: 1933 FDR elected first term; 1829 Andy Jackson’s inaugural community event at White House; 1841 Pres. William Henry Harrison gives deathly boring inaugural speech (literally);

MARCH 4 — Pre-1933 Inauguration Day: 1933 FDR elected first term; 1829 Andy Jackson’s inaugural community event at White House; 1841 Pres. William Henry Harrison gives deathly boring inaugural speech (literally) + + MARCH 4 Big Inauguration Day. I know