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This Day in History for March 14 – JFK Moved to Arlington and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1794 – Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin (More info)

1950 – The FBI’s institutes the ‘Ten Most Wanted’ list in an effort to spotlight dangerous fugitives (More info)

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This Day in History for March 12 – Girl Scouts Founded and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:38 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1912 – The Girl Guides — later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA — are founded (More info)

1933 – Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation in the first of his “fireside chats” (More info)

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This Day in History for March 13 – Uranus Discovered and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:07 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1781 – William Herschel discovers Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun (More info)

1865 – The Confederate States of America agree to the use of African-American troops (More info)

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This Day in History for March 9 – Barbie Introduced and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:00:57 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1841 – The US Supreme Court rules that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally (More info)

1916 – Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico (More info)

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This Day in History for March 7 – Bell Patents the Telephone and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:00:07 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1850 – Senator Daniel Webster gives his “Seventh of March” speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war (More info)

1876 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the telephone (More info)

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This Day in History for March 6 – Walter Cronkite Retires and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:00:35 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1836 – The Alamo falls to Mexican forces (More info)

1857 – The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case that slaves are not US citizens (More info)

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This Day in History for March 5 – Boston Massacre and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:00:45 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1770 – Five Americans are killed by British troops in an event that would later become known as the Boston Massacre (More info)

1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake (More info)

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This Day in History for March 2 – 'King Kong' Premieres and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:00:14 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1836 – The Republic of Texas declares its independence from Mexico (More info)

1877 – The US Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the previous November’s election, even though Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote (More info)

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This Day in History for March 1 – Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:00:16 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1781 – The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation (More info)

1790 – The first United States census is authorized (More info)

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This Day in History for February 28 – 'MAS*H' Bids Farewell and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:00:55 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1784 – John Wesley charters the Methodist Church in the United States (More info)

1883 – The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts (More info)

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This Day in History for February 27 – First Mardi Gras and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:00:01 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1827 – A group of masked and costumed students dance through the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the beginning of the city’s famous Mardi Gras celebrations (More info)

1951 – The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified (More info)

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This Day in History for February 24 – Andrew Johnson Impeached and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:00:35 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1582 – Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar (More info)

1803 – In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review (More info)

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This Day in History for February 23 – Polio Vaccines Begin and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:16 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1896 – The Tootsie Roll is introduced (More info)

1927 – President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill establishing the Federal Radio Commission — later the Federal Communications Commission — which regulated the use of US radio frequencies (More info)

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This Day in History for February 22 – 'Miracle on Ice' and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:44 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1819 – By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for $5 million (More info)

1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores (More info)

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This Day in History for February 21 – Malcolm X Assassinated and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:00:19 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1848 – Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish ‘The Communist Manifesto’ (More info)

1878 – The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, CT (More info)

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This Day in History for February 17 – VW Beetle Breaks Record and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:00:58 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1801 – The electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is broken by the House of Representatives, which elected Jefferson president (More info)

1820 – The US Senate passes the Missouri Compromise, an attempt to deal with the dangerously divisive issue of extending slavery into the western territories (More info)

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This Day in History for February 16 – Castro Assumes Power and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:53 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1923 – English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen (More info)

1937 – Wallace H. Carothers receives a US patent for nylon (More info)

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This Day in History for February 14 – Penicillin Discovered and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:00:41 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1920 – The League of Women Voters is founded (More info)

1929 – Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone’s gang, are murdered in Chicago in what would come to be known as the Saint Valentine’s Day massacre (More info)

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This Day in History for February 13 – Switzerland Declared Neutral and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:30 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1914 – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP, is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members (More info) 1920 – The League of Nations recognizes the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland (More info) 1970 [...]

This Day in History for February 10 – Tyson Found Guilty and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:28 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1763 – The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War, and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain (More info)

1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City (More info)

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WIBX 950 » day in history

This Day in History for March 14 – JFK Moved to Arlington and More

This Day in History for March 12 – Girl Scouts Founded and More

This Day in History for March 13 – Uranus Discovered and More

This Day in History for March 9 – Barbie Introduced and More

This Day in History for March 7 – Bell Patents the Telephone and More

This Day in History for March 6 – Walter Cronkite Retires and More

This Day in History for March 5 – Boston Massacre and More

This Day in History for March 2 – 'King Kong' Premieres and More

This Day in History for March 1 – Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped and More

This Day in History for February 28 – 'M*A*S*H' Bids Farewell and More

This Day in History for February 27 – First Mardi Gras and More

This Day in History for February 24 – Andrew Johnson Impeached and More

This Day in History for February 23 – Polio Vaccines Begin and More

This Day in History for February 22 – 'Miracle on Ice' and More

This Day in History for February 21 – Malcolm X Assassinated and More

This Day in History for February 17 – VW Beetle Breaks Record and More

This Day in History for February 16 – Castro Assumes Power and More

This Day in History for February 14 – Penicillin Discovered and More

This Day in History for February 13 – Switzerland Declared Neutral and More

This Day in History for February 10 – Tyson Found Guilty and More

This Day in History for February 28 – 'MAS*H' Bids Farewell and More