On This Day in History: March 20 In 1345, scholars at the University of Paris believed that the conjunction of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn caused the Black Death. In reality, the plague was spread by the Yersinia pestis bacterium through fleas, rats and other animals. In 1648, King Charles I of England attempted to escape…
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Historical Events on March 15
On This Day in History: March 15 In 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated in Rome in March, stabbed to death by Brutus, Cassius, and other Roman senators. In 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after completing his first voyage to the New World. In 1770, 14-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his String Quartet No….
Historical Events on March 8
On This Day in History: March 8 In 1702, Anne Stuart ascended the throne as Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland following the death of William III. In 1817 the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was officially founded, shaping the future of the global financial markets. In 1855, the first train crossed the first American…
Historical Events on March 6
On This Day in History: March 6 In 1521, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to sight Guam during his historic voyage across the western Pacific Ocean. In 1808, the first college orchestra in America was established at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision ruled…
Historical Events on March 5
On This Day in History: March 5 In 1496, King Henry VII of England issued a royal commission to John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto), giving him authority to discover and claim new territories on behalf of the English Crown. This was a pivotal moment in the Age of Exploration, as Cabot’s voyages later contributed to England’s…
Historical Events on March 1
On This Day in History: March 1 In 743, the Roman Council at Astinnes issued a decree banning Jews from owning Christian slaves, citing concern over possible conversions to Judaism. In 1562, the bloodshed of Wassy occurred when troops led by François de Guise fired on a Huguenot congregation, marking the beginning of the French…