Category: today

April 6 1830 Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York. 1862 The Battle of…

April 5 1614 Pocahontas married John Rolfe. 1792 George Washington cast the first presidential veto. 1887 Anne Sullivan makes the breakthrough to Helen Keller by…

This day in History April 3 1860 First Pony Express service began. 1882 Outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back by Bob Ford, one…

March 31 1492 Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain expelled Jews who would not accept Christianity. 1889 The Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opened.…

March 30 1842 Anesthesia was used for the first time in an operation. 1856 The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War. 1867…

March 29 1848 For the first time in recorded history, Niagara Falls stopped flowing. An ice jam in the Niagara River above the rim of…

March 28 1797 Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine. 1930 The cities of Constantinople and Angora changed names to Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey. 1939 The…

March 27 1794 Congress authorizes the construction of six frigates, including the Constitution (Old Ironsides), for the U.S. Navy. 1866 President Andrew Johnson vetoed a…

March 17 1762 The first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in New York City. 1776 British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War. 1870…

March 16 1521 Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines. 1850 Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter was published. 1926 The first liquid-fuel rocket was successfully launched…