Today in History
Listings for Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
Birthdays:
- 1818 F. Joachimsthal --1861
- 1824 Leland Stanford, Governor, Senator, founded Stanford Univ.
- 1918 Mickey Spillane
- 1926 Irene Papas
- 1932 Keely Smith
- 1936 Mickey Gilley
- 1940 Raul Julia
- 1943 Bobby Fischer
- 1959 Perry (Teddy) Bamonte
- 1971 Emmanuel Lewis
Events:
- 1497 Nicolaus Copernicus first recorded astronomical observation.
- 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais
- 1822 Charles Graham of NY granted patent for artificial teeth
- 1862 The ironclads "Monitor" (Union) & "Merrimack" (Rebel) battle in Hampton Roads. It was a standoff.
- 1954 Edward R. Murrow criticizes Senator McCarthy (See it Now)
- 1961 Sputnik 9 carries Chernushka (dog) into orbit
- 1979 First extraterrestrial volcano found, (Jupiter's satellite Io).
- 1985 Edward Andrews dies.
That's all for today.