Browsing: March

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 21st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 21, 630, Emperor Heraclius of the Byzantine Empire returned what he believed to be the “True Cross” (the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified) to Jerusalem to its current place in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. On March 21, 1800, Pius VII was crowned Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in Venice, Italy. On March 21, 1801, French…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 20th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 20, 1852, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s story about an African-American family enslaved in the Antebellum South was published. On March 20, 1922, the USS Langley CV-1 was commissioned as the first American aircraft carrier in the US Navy. On March 20, 1985, 29 year old Libby Riddles from Madison, Wisconsin became the first woman ever to win the…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 19th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 19, 1941, the U.S. Army Air Corps activated the famed African-American aviation unit known as the Tuskegee Airmen. On March 19, 1943, Frank Nitti, the successor to Al Capone’s crime empire, was drunk and despondent over a pending Grand Jury appearance. On March 19, 1945, the Essex class aircraft carrier USS Franklin while on station off the coast of Japan,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 18th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 18, 1850, the future financial services giant American Express Company was founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo, 2 years before those business partners founded Wells Fargo and Company. On March 18, 1915, the Allied naval operation at the Dardanelles, the straits that provide entry to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean, ended in one of the worst defeats of…

A Brief History Today, March 17, 2023, I, Dr. Zar, wish all of my family, friends, colleagues, students, and subscribers a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Digging Deeper As Saint Patrick is considered the foremost patron saint of Ireland and March is also Women’s History Month, here are some notable American women with Irish ancestry: Maureen Dowd (born 1952) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, currently writing for The New York Times. Eileen Collins (born 1956), a retired astronaut and United States Air Force colonel, was the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission. Stephanie McMahon (born 1976), a retired professional wrestler, currently serves…