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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 31st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was completed in Paris, France and has stood as a symbol of that city ever since. On March 31, 1918, Daylight Saving Time (DST) went into effect for the first time. On March 31, 1923, the first U.S. dance marathon ended in New York City but began a strange fad with sometimes fatal consequences! On…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 30th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 30, 1296, King Edward I of England, often better known as Edward Longshanks, sacked the Scottish town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, part of the ongoing war of England trying to maintain suzerainty over Scotland. On March 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford Long, an American surgeon, made the first known use of ether as a general anesthetic. On March 30, 1855, pro-slavery raiders called…

A Brief History Today, we are saddened to report that on March 27, 2023, an obviously mentally ill woman named Audrey Elizabeth Hale targeted a Christian private school in Nashville, Tennessee, tragically murdering six people, including three children and three staff members, before heroic police officers neutralized the murderess. Digging Deeper The female shooter had apparently identified on social media with masculine pronouns and in at least one case with an alternate first name of “Aiden.” Just prior to committing the attack, she had sent ominous messages to a friend that Hale’s life was going to end on that day…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 29th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 29, 1911, the US Army made the Colt M1911 .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol its official sidearm. On March 29, 1911, the Colt M1911, a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol, was adopted as the first semi-automatic service pistol for regular use by the U.S. military.  (NOTE: The link in the date for this entry leads to a different article than the other…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 28th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 28, 845 A.D., a Viking raiding party led by Ragnar Lodbrok (a.k.a. Lothbrok) sacked Paris, the future capital of France, proving that it was not just coastal towns that were susceptible to such raids. On March 28, 1910, aviation history was made when French aviator, Henri Fabre, made the first take off by an airplane from water in a seaplane of his own…