Today in History
Listings for Sunday, March 3, 2019.
Birthdays:
- 1847 Alexander Graham Bell
- 1911 Jean Harlow
- 1962 Herschel Walker
- 1962 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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.