Today in History

1897 A meteorite enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no human injuries are reported.

1935 Bank of Canada first opens on Wellington Street, Ottawa

1974 Rhino Store gives people 5 cents to take home Danny Bonaduce's Album
 

12th March

1664 New Jersey became a British colony as King Charles II of England granted New Jersey to his brother James, Duke of York.

1868 Henry O'Farrell from Dublin, attempted to assassinate Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria whilst he was on a tour of Australia. The attack caused great embarrassment in the colony, and led to a wave of anti-Irish sentiment, directed at all Irish people, including Protestant Loyalists.

1941 Islanders on the Hebrides hid thousands of bottles of shipwrecked whisky from government officials. The episode was celebrated in the film "Whisky Galore."
 
Born today in 1764...Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, British Prime Minister in the 1830s and author of the Reform Bill of 1832. His name is also associated with Earl Grey tea. Despite his wife bearing him 16 children, he had many affairs including his liaison with the notorious Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire who bore him a daughter.

1842 The death of the English army officer Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the shrapnel shell which is named after him. The shell was a hollow cannon ball filled with shot which burst in mid-air and was used as an anti-personnel weapon.

1927 The lance ceased to be an official weapon in the British Army.

1935 Voluntary driving tests were introduced in Britain and became compulsory in June of the same year.
 
14th March

Died today in 1883...Karl Marx , the German philosopher, economist and revolutionary socialist, author of 'Das Kapital'. Expelled from Prussia and France for his radicalism, he died in poverty in London. Marx is buried in Highgate Cemetery.
 
1931
The 1st theatre built for rear movie projection in NYC
1973
late Sen John McCain was released after spending 5 yrs in N.Korean prisoner camp
2018
NASA twin study finds astronaut,Scott Kelly who spent a yr in space is no longer identical to his twin brother,Mark. 7% of Scott's genes were altered
 
15th March

44 BC - Assassination of Julius Caesar.

1891 - Death of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, surveyor for the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers. Following the Great Stink of 1858, Bazalgette was employed to mastermind a sewer network for central London. The system proved instrumental in relieving the city from cholera epidemics and cleaning the River Thames.

1909
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Selfridges store (named after its owner Harry Gordon Selfridge) was opened in London's Oxford Street. In September 1997 they opened their first store outside London when the Trafford Centre (Manchester) opened.

1949
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Clothes rationing, which had been introduced during the 2nd World War, was ended.
 
1945
Billboard publishes its 1st album chart,King Cole Trio hits #1
1985
The 1st Internet domain name is registered symbolics.com
1991
4 Los Angeles policemen are charged with beating Rodney King
 
16th March

1190...the massacre of Jews at Clifford Tower, York. Some of the worst atrocities committed against European Jews in the Middle Ages took place in England in the late 12th century, the most notorious of these being in York

1774... The birth of Matthew Flinders, English explorer who circumnavigated Australia. The Flinders River in Queensland and the Flinders Range in South Australia are named after him.

1935... The first driving test pass slip was presented to Mr. R. Beene of Kensington, a pupil of the British School of Motoring. Tests were introduced on a voluntary basis and became compulsory in June.
 
1882
U..S Senate ratifies treaty establishing Red Cross
2019
a beached whale was found to have 88 pounds of plastic inside it including 40 pounds of plastic bags in Mabine,Phillipines
 
17th March

1649 - Oliver Cromwell abolished the position of King of England and the House of Lords and declared England a Commonwealth.

1899 - The first-ever radio distress call was sent, summoning assistance to a merchant ship aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.

1912 - The death of Lawrence Oates, a member of Scott’s ill-fated South Pole expedition who was suffering serious frostbite and hampering the progress of his companions. He had left his tent the previous night saying ‘I am just going outside and may be some time.’ ‘A very gallant gentleman,’ Scott recorded. His body was never found. Date of birth 17th March 1880 - Died 17th March 1912.
 
March 18th
1892
Frederick Arthur,Lord Stanley of Preston purchased a silver trophy to present to the winning ice hockey team of Canada.Its known as the Stanley Cup
1931
The 1st Schick electric shavers go on sale in U.S.
1992
U.S. business woman,Leona Hemsley is sentenced to 4 yrs in prison for tax evasion
 
March 19th
1822
Boston,Mass incorporated as a city
1918
U.S. Congress approves daylight savings time
1953
The Academy Awards were televised for the 1st time,Bob Hope was the host
 
20 March

1819 - The exclusive Burlington Arcade opens in London. It is still patrolled by its own private police force, known as the Burlington Beadles. Dressed in toppers and frock-coats, they ensure the atmosphere of the arcade is not spoiled by intrusions such as whistling, singing or musical instruments.

1966 - The football World Cup (Jules Rimet trophy) was stolen whilst being exhibited at Central Hall in London.

1974 - An attempt was made to kidnap Princess Anne in the Mall by a gunman who fired six shots, then tried to drag her out of the car. He fled as passers-by joined her bodyguard and police to foil the attempt, and was later caught. Ian Ball, who was charged with attempted murder, claimed he did it to highlight the lack of mental care facilities.
 
1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe's book'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was published in Boston,Mass
1930
U.S. fast food chain'KFC'{Kentucky Fried Chicken} founded by Col Harland Sanders in N.Corbin,Kentucky
 
1739 Iranian ruler Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne

1888 The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta staged in Moscow, Russia

1900 US Secretary of State John Hay announces that all nations to whom he sent notes calling for an 'open door' policy in China have essentially accepted his stand
 
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March 21
1963
Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay is closed
1984
part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring late John Lennon
 
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March 22
1903
Niagara Falls ran out of water because of a drought
1941
actor,James Stewart was the 1st American movie actor to wear a military uniform when he was inducted into the Army in WW II
1963
The Beatles 1st album"Please Please Me' was released in U.S.&U.K.
 
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1861 - London's first tramcars began operating, along the Bayswater Road, from Notting Hill to Marble Arch. They had been designed by a Mr. Train who was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1956 - Queen Elizabeth II laid the foundation stone of the new Coventry cathedral. The new building was built next to the remains of the 14th-century cathedral that had been destroyed in the 2nd World War.
 
The birth of the popular O.K.

On March 23, 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech of Americans.
 
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March 24th
1958
Elvis Presley sworn into U.S. Army served 2 yrs as a regular soldier.He was assigned with the 3rd Armored Division in Friedberg,Germany
1964
JFK silver half dollar is issued
1989
worst oil spill,Exxon's Valdez spills 11.3 million gallons off Alaska
 

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