http://www.dailyhistory.net/ Daily History en Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT info@dailyhistory.net info@dailyhistory.net http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-14-1879-albert-einstein-born/ On March 14th 1879, Albert Einstein was born, the son of a Jewish electrical engineer in Ulm, Germany. Einstein's theories of special and general relativity drastically altered man's view of... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-14-1879-albert-einstein-born/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-14-1879-albert-einstein-born/ Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-13-1868-andrew-johnson-impeachment-trial-begins/ On March 13th 1868, for the first time in US history, the impeachment trial of an American president got underway in the US Senate. President Andrew Johnson, reviled by the... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-13-1868-andrew-johnson-impeachment-trial-begins/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-13-1868-andrew-johnson-impeachment-trial-begins/ Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-12-1969-london-police-drug-raid-on-george-harrison/ On March 12th 1969, the London drug squad appeared at house of George Harrison and Pattie Boyd with a warrant and drug-sniffing canines. Boyd immediately used the direct hotline to... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-12-1969-london-police-drug-raid-on-george-harrison/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-12-1969-london-police-drug-raid-on-george-harrison/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-11-1997-paul-mccartney-knighted/ On March 11th 1997, Paul McCartney, a former member of the most successful rock band in history, The Beatles, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his "services to music... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-11-1997-paul-mccartney-knighted/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-11-1997-paul-mccartney-knighted/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-10-1959-tibetans-revolt-against-china/ On March 10th 1959, Tibetans banded together in revolt, surrounding the summer palace of the Dalai Lama in defiance of Chinese occupation forces. China's occupation of Tibet began nearly a... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-10-1959-tibetans-revolt-against-china/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-10-1959-tibetans-revolt-against-china/ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-9-1959-first-barbie-doll/ On March 9th 1959, the first Barbie doll went on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-9-1959-first-barbie-doll/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-9-1959-first-barbie-doll/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-8-1669-mount-etna-erupts/ On March 8th 1669, Mount Etna, on the island of Sicily in modern-day Italy, began rumbling. Multiple eruptions over the next few weeks killed more than 20,000 people and left... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-8-1669-mount-etna-erupts/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-8-1669-mount-etna-erupts/ Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-7-1876-alexander-graham-bell-patents-telephone/1/ On March 7th 1876, 29-year-old Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his revolutionary new invention, the telephone. The Scottish-born Bell worked in London with his father, Melville Bell, who... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-7-1876-alexander-graham-bell-patents-telephone/1/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-7-1876-alexander-graham-bell-patents-telephone/1/ Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-6-1857-supreme-court-rules-in-dred-scott-case/ On March 6th 1857, the US Supreme Court handed down its decision on Sanford v Dred Scott, a case that intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery. In 1834... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-6-1857-supreme-court-rules-in-dred-scott-case/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-6-1857-supreme-court-rules-in-dred-scott-case/ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-5-1963-hulahoop-patented/ On March 5th 1963, the Hula-Hoop was patented by Wham-O co-founder Arthur "Spud" Melin. The hip-swiveling toy became a huge fad across America when it was first marketed in 1958... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-5-1963-hulahoop-patented/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-5-1963-hulahoop-patented/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-4-1952-ernest-hemingway-completes-the-old-man-and-the-sea/ On March 4th 1952, Ernest Hemingway completed his short novel The Old Man and the Sea. He wrote his publisher the same day, saying he had finished the book and... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-4-1952-ernest-hemingway-completes-the-old-man-and-the-sea/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-4-1952-ernest-hemingway-completes-the-old-man-and-the-sea/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-3-1887-helen-keller-meets-anne-sullivan/ On March 3rd 1887, Anne Sullivan began teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who had lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months. Under Sullivan's... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-3-1887-helen-keller-meets-anne-sullivan/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-3-1887-helen-keller-meets-anne-sullivan/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-2-1904-dr-seuss-born/ On March 2nd 1904, Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr Seuss, the author and illustrator of such beloved children's books as "The Cat in the Hat" and... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-2-1904-dr-seuss-born/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-2-1904-dr-seuss-born/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-1-1692-salem-witch-hunt-begins/ On March 1st 1692, in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, an Indian slave from Barbados, are charged with the illegal practice of... http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-1-1692-salem-witch-hunt-begins/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/march-1-1692-salem-witch-hunt-begins/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.dailyhistory.net/february-28-1993-atf-raid-branch-davidian-in-waco-texas/ On February 28th 1993, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided the Branch Davidian cult compound in Waco, Texas, prompting a gun battle in which four agents... http://www.dailyhistory.net/february-28-1993-atf-raid-branch-davidian-in-waco-texas/#comments http://www.dailyhistory.net/february-28-1993-atf-raid-branch-davidian-in-waco-texas/ Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMT