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Mar 22, 1933

FDR signs the Cullen-Harrison Act, legalizing the sale of beer and wine with up to 3.2% alcohol.

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Monday, March 23, 2026


History for Today​


1775 - American revolutionary Patrick Henry declared, "give me liberty, or give me death!"

1794 - Josiah G. Pierson patented a rivet machine.

1806 - Explorers Lewis and Clark, reached the Pacific coast, and began their return journey to the east.

1912 - The Dixie Cup was invented.


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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
- Wernher Von Braun
 



Today is Tuesday, March 24, 2026

The History of Today

1664 - A charter to colonize Rhode Island was granted to Roger Williams in London.

1882 - German professor Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis germ (bacillus).

1924 - Greece became a republic.

1941 - Glenn Miller began work on his first motion picture for 20th Century Fox. The film was "Sun Valley Serenade."

1955 - "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams debuted on Broadway.

1958 - Elvis Presley was sworn into the U.S. Army.

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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
- Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut




 
Mar 25, 1807

On this day in 1807, the first fee-paying passenger railway began operating in Wales. It was eventually known as Mumbles Railway, and it became the longest-running locomotive line in the world. Passengers, however, were an afterthought; the train was designed with industry in mind. By 1823 a 16-person horse-drawn carriage made a trip twice a day along the railway line. After electricity arrived in 1928, double-decker trams began running, and millions of passengers were riding the line annually by the 1940s. After World War II, however, plunging passenger demand could no longer justify costs of operating the line.

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Today is Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The History of Today

1609 - Henry Hudson left on an exploration for Dutch East India Co.

1776 - The Continental Congress authorized a medal for General George Washington.

1966 - The U.S. Supreme court ruled that the "poll tax" was unconstitutional.

1968 - The 58th and final episode of "The Monkees" TV show was aired.

1982 - Wayne Gretzky became the first player in the NHL to score 200 points in a season.
 
Today is Thursday, March 26, 2026

The History of Today

1804 - The Louisiana Purchase was divided into the District of Louisiana and the Territory of Orleans.

1965 - It was announced that Jeff Beck would take Eric Clapton's place in the Yardbirds.

1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers broke a National Basketball Association record by winning 69 of their 82 games.

1989 - The first free elections took place in the Soviet Union
 



Today is Saturday, March 28, 2026

The History of Today

1854 - The Republican Party was organized in Ripon, WI.

1797 - Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine.

1885 - The Salvation Army was officially organized in the U.S.

1921 - U.S. President Warren Harding named William Howard Taft as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court.

1962 - The U.S. Air Force announced research into the use of lasers to intercept missiles and satellites.

1967 - Raymond Burr starred in a TV movie titled "Ironside." The movie was later turned into a television series.

1976 - Genesis began its first North American tour since Peter Gabriel's departure. Phil Collins was the new lead singer.

1986 - More than 6,000 radio stations of all format varieties played "We are the World” simultaneously

 
Today is Sunday, March 29, 2026
The History of Today
1848 - Niagara Falls stopped flowing for one day due to an ice jam.

1932 - Jack Benny made his radio debut.

1943 - U.S. rationing of meat, butter and cheese began during World War II.

1962 - Jack Paar made his final appearance on the "Tonight" show.

1967 - France launched its first nuclear submarine.

1976 - In Memphis, Bruce Springsteen jumped a fence at Graceland in an attempt to see his idol, Elvis Presley






 
Mar 30,1867

Probably one of the greatest purchases in history!

On this day in 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward struck a deal to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. The decision was mocked as “Seward's folly,” not least because it was a well-known fact that Russia had been attempting to sell Alaska since before the American Civil War. Seward's critics were silenced, however, following the Klondike gold rush, in which about $50 million was mined—enough to justify the price of the purchase many times over.


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No to mention that black, sticky stuff down in the ground, and the strategic value. I understand that Putin wants it back, claiming some sort of rights or that the czar didn't have the right to sell. Sorry, Vlad, not for sale, and keep your planes out of our ADIZ, please. Costs money for our interceptors to escort them out, although good training for our pilots.
 
Today is Monday, March 30, 2026
The History of Today
1822 - Florida became a U.S. territory.

1858 - Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia patented the pencil.

1870 - The 15th amendment, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race, was passed by the U.S. Congress.

1964 - "Jeopardy" debuted on NBC-TV.

1967 - The cover of the Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was staged and photographed.

1987 - Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" was bought for $39.85 millions





 


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