Today in History

1834 - Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle in Dorset are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.
 

March 18th
1967 - England Torrey Canyon
1967 : The tanker "Torrey Canyon" runs aground on rocks between Land's End and the Scilly Isles and is leaking its cargo of 100,000 tons of crude oil into the sea. The oil did get to beaches in Cornwall and the Normandy coast of France causing major environmental damage with over 20,000 sea birds contaminated.
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1918
Congress approves Daylight Savings Time
1953
Academy Awards first televised on TV.Bob Hope was the host
 

On 19 March 1649 the House of Commons abolished the House of Lords. This revolutionary action did not obtain the consent of either Lords or the King and so it was not recognised as a valid law after the restoration of the King.
 
1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe's book'Uncle Tom's Cabin' published
1928
Fred Rogers,TV host'Mr Roger's Neigbhorhood' birthday,he died in 2003
 
[h=3]1792[/h] In Paris, the Legislative Assembly approves the use of the guillotine.


[h=3]1940[/h] The British Royal Air Force conducts an all-night air raid on the Nazi airbase at Sylt, Germany.


[h=3]1976[/h] Patty Hearst is convicted of armed robbery.
 
Nov 16, 2009 · On this day in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), an innovative federally funded organization that put thousands of Americans to work during the Great Depression on projects with environmental benefits.
 
March 21
1685
Johann Sebastian Bach's birthdate
1945
allied bombers begin 4 day raid on Germany
1965
Martin Luther King,Jr begins march from Selma to Montgomery,Ala
1980
Tv show'Dallas' famous episode when JR Ewing{Larry Hagman's character} was shot
 
I started this thread'Today in History' because I like the topic. I find it fascinating learning what event happened on a certain date,whether it was years ago closer to the present in history,entertainment,sports
I'm VERY ANNOYED a couple people have decided to post a family member's birthday,anniv -PLEASE STOP! That was not my intention
I want to thank people who have been posting here with interesting facts,please continue doing so Sue
 
March 22nd
1765
The Stamp Act was passed,1st British tax on American colonists,was repealed in 1766
1903
Niagara Falls runs out of water because of a drought
1981
U.S.1st class postage stamp costs 18 cents
 
[h=3]1834[/h] Horace Greeley publishes New Yorker, a weekly literary and news magazine and forerunner of Harold Ross' more successful The New Yorker.


[h=3]1904[/h] The first color photograph is published in the London Daily Illustrated Mirror.


[h=3]1935[/h] Persia is renamed Iran.
 
March 22nd 1832-The Great Reform Act

  • 1832 British Parliament, led by Charles Grey, passes the Reform Act, introducing wide-ranging changes to electoral system of England and Wales, increasing electorate from about 500,000 voters to 813,000.Only men though.
 
March 23d.Microwave man..John Randall

Sir John Randall
Born 23 Mar 1905; died 16 Jun 1984 at age 79. quotes
English physicist whose critical improvements to the cavity magnetron, the microwave-generating device used in radar, was a major contribution to winning WWII. A magnetron is now commonplace in homes inside the microwave oven. Earlier magnetrons made in the 1920's gave low power output. By Feb 1940, development by Randall with Harry Boot of the small-sized cavity magnetron which generated centimeter wavelengths at much higher power allowed radar to detect smaller objects. In turn, this more compact equipment with a smaller antenna permitted easy mobile installation of high-resolution radar in aircraft. After the war, Randall turned to biophysics, including directing experimental work on DNA structure.«
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Erich Fromm
 
[h=3]1775[/h] American revolutionary hero Patrick Henry, while addressing the House of Burgesses, declares "give me liberty, or give me death!"


[h=3]1970[/h] Mafia boss Carlo Gambino is arrested for plotting to steal $3 million.
 
[h=3]1663[/h] Charles II of England awards land known as Carolina in North America to eight members of the nobility who assisted in his restoration.


[h=3]1900[/h] Mayor Van Wyck of New York breaks ground for the New York subway tunnel that will link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
 
1882
German scientist,Robert Koch discovers tubercle bacillus which causes tuberculosis
1958
Elvis Presley sworn in the U.S. Army
1989
Exxon Valdez spills 11.3 million gallons of oil off Alaska
 

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