Today in History

Listings for Sunday, March 3, 2019.

Birthdays:


Events:
  • Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival), celebrated in Japan.
  • Independence Day, celebrated in Morocco.
  • 1791 Congress passed a resolution ordering U.S. Mint be established.
  • 1812 Congress passes first foreign aid bill.
  • 1845 Florida becomes 27th state
  • 1849 Gold Coinage Act passed, allowing gold coins to be minted.
  • 1851 Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin, the 3-cent piece.
  • 1861 Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom
  • 1863 Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences
  • 1875 A 20-cent coin was authorized by Congress (It lasted 3 years).
  • 1878 Bulgaria liberated from Turkey
  • 1885 American Telephone and Telegraph incorporated.
  • 1923 Time magazine publishes its first issue.
  • 1931 "Star Spangled Banner" officially becomes US national anthem.
  • 1956 Morocco gains its independence.
  • 1969 Apollo 9 launched
  • 1972 Pioneer 10 launched thru asteroid belt & Jupiter

That's all for today.



Today In History