Today in History

Listings for Saturday, March 14, 2020.

Birthdays:


Events:
  • 1629 Royal charter grants Massachusets Bay Colony
  • 1644 Royal patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island).
  • 1794 Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin
  • 1870 Legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible.
  • 1896 Sutro Baths opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952).
  • 1900 US currency goes on gold standard
  • 1903 First national bird reserve established in Sebastian, Florida
  • 1923 President Harding is the first president to file his income tax.
  • 1948 Freedom Train arrives in San Francisco.
  • 1965 Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with W Germany
  • 1983 OPEC cuts oil prices for first time in 23 years.
  • 1994 Linux kernel 1.0 released.

That's all for today.



Today In History