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7th April in history

By sangeeta Saxena on April 7, 2022

1922 – U.S. Secretary of Interior leased Teapot Dome naval oil reserves in Wyoming. 1927 – The first long-distance TV transmission was sent from Washington,…

6th April in History

By sangeeta Saxena on April 6, 2022

1199 – English King Richard I was killed by an arrow at the siege of the castle of Chaluz in France. 1607 – An expedition…

4th April in History

By Harmeet Singh on April 4, 2022

1814Netherlands Bank issues its 1st banknotes 1818 In the Battle of Maipú, Chile’s independence movement – led by Bernardo O’Higgins and José de San Martín – win a…

3rd April in history

By sangeeta Saxena on April 3, 2022

 1865 Battle of Ft Blakely AL & Selma AL  1866 US President Johnson ends civil war.  1883 Battle at Bamako: French assault…

2nd April in history

By sangeeta Saxena on April 2, 2022

1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida. The next day he went ashore. 1792 – The U.S. Congress passed the Coinage Act…

31st March in History

By Harmeet Singh on March 31, 2022

1862 Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River 1863 Battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA 1866…

28th March in History

By Harmeet Singh on March 28, 2022

1809 Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medelin. 1854 Britain & France declare war on Russia (Crimean War) 1860…

27th March in history

By sangeeta Saxena on March 27, 2022

1625 Charles I, King Of England, Scotland & Ireland, ascends English throne 1668 England takes control of Bombay, India 1812 Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas, Venezuela; about…

26th March in History

By sangeeta Saxena on March 26, 2022

1668England takes control of Bombay, India 1812 Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas, Venezuela; about 20,000 die 1845 Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precusor of bandaid 1931 Iraq…

25th MARCH IN HISTORY

By Harmeet Singh on March 25, 2022

1802 France, Netherlands, Spain & Great Britain sign Peace of Amiens 1821 Greece gains independence from 1856 A E Burnside patents Burnside carbine 1857 Frederick Laggenheim takes 1st photo…

24th MARCH IN HISTORY

By Harmeet Singh on March 24, 2022

1883 1st telephone call between NY & Chicago 1898 1st automobile sold 1920 1st US coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC) 1925 KSL-AM in Salt Lake City…

23rd MARCH IN HISTORY

By Harmeet Singh on March 23, 2022

1821 Battle and fall of city of Kalamata, Greek War of 1840 Draper takes 1st successful photo of the Moon 1857 Elisha Otis’ 1st elevator installed (488 Broadway,…

21st March in History

By Harmeet Singh on March 21, 2022

1821 First revolutionary act in Monastery of Agia Lavra, Kalavryta, Greek War of Independence. 1865 Battle of Bentonville ends, last Confederate effort to…

20th March in History

By Harmeet Singh on March 20, 2022

1863 Battle of Pensacola FL -evacuated by Federals 1865 2nd day of Battle of Bentonville NC 1916 Allies attack Zeebrugge Belgium …

19th March in History

By Harmeet Singh on March 19, 2022

1915 Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time) 1927 Bloody battles between communists & nazis in Berlin 1945 Adolf…

18th March in History

By Harmeet Singh on March 18, 2022

1167 Battle of El-Babein, Egypt: Franks under Amalrik vs Syrians 1184 Battle of Ichi-no-Tani near Kobe, Japan 1541 Hernando de Soto observes…

17TH MARCH IN HISTORY

By Harmeet Singh on March 17, 2022

1845 Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour 1845 Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London 1861 Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed 1863 Battle of Kelly’s…

16th March in history

By Harmeet Singh on March 16, 2022

1861 Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union (US Civil War) 1865 Battle of Averasboro NC (1,500 casualities) 1882 US Senate ratifies treaty establishing the…

14th March in history

By Harmeet Singh on March 14, 2022

44 BC – Casca and Cassius decide, on the night before the Assassination of Julius Caesar, that Mark Antony should stay alive. 313 – Emperor…

13th March in history

By sangeeta Saxena on March 13, 2022

1865 – US Civil war: Confederate President Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers 1922 – WRR-AM in Dallas TX begins radio transmissions 1924 –…

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