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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 13th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 13, 1962, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman Lemnitzer, proposed a “false flag” operation in Cuba where the US would conduct terrorist acts against our own installations at Guantanamo Bay! On March 13, 1963, a career criminal was taken into the custody of history! On March 13, 1964, Catherine “Kitty” Genovese, a 28-year-old resident of Queens, New York…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 12th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 12, 1894, Coca-Cola, the preeminent soft drink on the planet, was first bottled and sold in Vicksburg, Mississippi by Joseph Beidenharn, a soda fountain operator who owned a candy store. On March 12, 1940, an epic battle of a David against a Goliath ended in a draw! On March 12, 1993, Janet Wood Reno, was sworn in as the first…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 11th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 11, 1916, the United States Navy commissioned its first “Super-Dreadnaught” modern battleship, the USS Nevada BB-36. On March 11, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act that allowed him to let American factories become “The Arsenal of Democracy” and equip the country’s Allies with American-built war materials. On March 11, 2009, Germany experienced the pain and horror of a…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 10th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 10, 483, the Bishop of Rome, Pope Simplicius, died after a 15 year reign on “the Throne of St. Peter.” On March 10, 1831, King Louis Phillipe of France established the world-famous Foreign Legion (Légion Étrangère) to help with the pacification of Algeria. On March 10, 1913, American abolitionist and humanitarian Harriet Tubman died of pneumonia. On March 10, 1952, Fulgencio Batista, a former military sergeant…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 9th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 9, 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte, said to have more books written about him than any mortal man, married the love of his life, Joséphine de Beauharnais. On March 9, 1831, King Louis Phillipe of France established the French Foreign Legion, a fighting force for France that has gone on to win fame and admiration for their fierceness, esprit d’ corps, bravery and honor.…