Post by MacBeth on Mar 3, 2009 6:56:22 GMT -5
In 1845, Florida became the 27th state.
In 1849, the U.S. Department of the Interior was established. Congress created the Minnesota Territory.
In 1863, The National Conscription Act is signed, forcing all men between 20 and 45 years of age into the draft lotteries...except for rich, who could buy their way out for $300, or hire another man to serve in his place. The inevitable result is the week-long New York Draft Riots.
In 1879, Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood became the first woman to be admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1887, Anne Sullivan arrived at the Tuscumbia, Ala., home of Captain and Mrs. Arthur H. Keller to become the teacher for their blind and deaf 6-year-old daughter, Helen.
In 1894, British Prime Minister William Gladstone submitted his resignation to Queen Victoria, ending his fourth and final premiership.
In 1918, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which ended Russian participation in World War I.
In 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a measure making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem of the United States.
In 1934, John Dillinger escapes from an escape-proof jail in Crown Point Indiana, using a wooden pistol he carved himself. It's his second escape.
In 1945, the Allies fully secured the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese forces during World War II.
In 1959, the United States launched the Pioneer 4 spacecraft, which flew by the moon.
In 1967, The Berkeley Barb reports that banana peels can make you high. Apparently lots of people can be fooled into thinking that the resulting "bananadine" extract is a hallucinogenic Mellow Yellow.
In 1969, Apollo 9 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., on a mission to test the lunar module.
In 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video. .
In 1999, the Supreme Court ruled that public schools had to finance one-on-one nursing care for some disabled students throughout the school day. Monica Lewinsky, in an ABC interview timed to coincide with the publication of her book, recounted for Barbara Walters her 'relationship' with President Bill Clinton.
In 2002, voters in Switzerland approved joining the United Nations, abandoning almost 200 years of formal neutrality.
In 2004, Multnomah County, Ore., began issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
In 2005, millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett became the first person to fly around the world alone without stopping or refueling, touching down in central Kansas after a 67-hour, 23,000-mile journey.
In 2006, former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., was sentenced by a federal judge to more than eight years in prison for corruption.
In 2008, a gunman opened fire inside a Wendy's restaurant in West Palm Beach, Fla., killing a paramedic who'd gone back to fetch a missing meal toy for his child; the gunman wounded five others before turning the gun on himself.
In 1849, the U.S. Department of the Interior was established. Congress created the Minnesota Territory.
In 1863, The National Conscription Act is signed, forcing all men between 20 and 45 years of age into the draft lotteries...except for rich, who could buy their way out for $300, or hire another man to serve in his place. The inevitable result is the week-long New York Draft Riots.
In 1879, Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood became the first woman to be admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1887, Anne Sullivan arrived at the Tuscumbia, Ala., home of Captain and Mrs. Arthur H. Keller to become the teacher for their blind and deaf 6-year-old daughter, Helen.
In 1894, British Prime Minister William Gladstone submitted his resignation to Queen Victoria, ending his fourth and final premiership.
In 1918, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which ended Russian participation in World War I.
In 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a measure making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem of the United States.
In 1934, John Dillinger escapes from an escape-proof jail in Crown Point Indiana, using a wooden pistol he carved himself. It's his second escape.
In 1945, the Allies fully secured the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese forces during World War II.
In 1959, the United States launched the Pioneer 4 spacecraft, which flew by the moon.
In 1967, The Berkeley Barb reports that banana peels can make you high. Apparently lots of people can be fooled into thinking that the resulting "bananadine" extract is a hallucinogenic Mellow Yellow.
In 1969, Apollo 9 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., on a mission to test the lunar module.
In 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video. .
In 1999, the Supreme Court ruled that public schools had to finance one-on-one nursing care for some disabled students throughout the school day. Monica Lewinsky, in an ABC interview timed to coincide with the publication of her book, recounted for Barbara Walters her 'relationship' with President Bill Clinton.
In 2002, voters in Switzerland approved joining the United Nations, abandoning almost 200 years of formal neutrality.
In 2004, Multnomah County, Ore., began issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
In 2005, millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett became the first person to fly around the world alone without stopping or refueling, touching down in central Kansas after a 67-hour, 23,000-mile journey.
In 2006, former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., was sentenced by a federal judge to more than eight years in prison for corruption.
In 2008, a gunman opened fire inside a Wendy's restaurant in West Palm Beach, Fla., killing a paramedic who'd gone back to fetch a missing meal toy for his child; the gunman wounded five others before turning the gun on himself.