On March 9. 1967 ; Trans World Airlines Flight 553, a Douglas DC-9-15, crashes in a field in Concord Township, Ohio following a mid-air collision with a Beechcraft Baron, killing 26. source
On March 9. 1967 ; Trans World Airlines Flight 553, a Douglas DC-9-15, crashes in a field in Concord Township, Ohio following a mid-air collision with a Beechcraft Baron, killing 26.
On March 11. 1824 ; The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs. source
On March 11. 1824 ; The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
On March 12.1894 ; Coca-Cola is bottled and sold for the first time in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by local soda fountain operator Joseph Biedenharn. source
On March 12.1894 ; Coca-Cola is bottled and sold for the first time in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by local soda fountain operator Joseph Biedenharn.
On March 12.2014 ; A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others. source
On March 12.2014 ; A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others.
On March 13.1897 ; San Diego State University is founded. source
On March 13.1897 ; San Diego State University is founded.
On March 13.1991 ; The United States Department of Justice announces that Exxon has agreed to pay $1 billion for the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. source
On March 13.1991 ; The United States Department of Justice announces that Exxon has agreed to pay $1 billion for the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.
On March 14.1903 ; The Hay–Herrán Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. The Colombian Senate would later reject the treaty. source
On March 14.1903 ; The Hay–Herrán Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. The Colombian Senate would later reject the treaty.
On March 14.1900 ; The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard. source
On March 14.1900 ; The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard.
On March 14.1942 ; Orvan Hess and John Bumstead became the first in the United States successfully to treat a patient, Anne Miller, using penicillin. source
On March 14.1942 ; Orvan Hess and John Bumstead became the first in the United States successfully to treat a patient, Anne Miller, using penicillin.
On March 15.1820 ; Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state. source
On March 15.1820 ; Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.
On March 17.1776 ; American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city. source
On March 17.1776 ; American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
On March 17.1941 ; In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. source
On March 17.1941 ; In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
On March 17.1958 ; The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite. source
On March 17.1958 ; The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
On March 18.1850 ; American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo. source
On March 18.1850 ; American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.
On March 18.1942 ; The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody. source
On March 18.1942 ; The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.
On March 18.1974 ; Most OPEC nations end a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan. source
On March 18.1974 ; Most OPEC nations end a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan.
On March 18.1968 ; Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. source
On March 18.1968 ; Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
On March 19.1918 ; The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. source
On March 19.1918 ; The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
On March 19.1945 ; World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under her own power. source
On March 19.1945 ; World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under her own power.
On March 19.1966 ; Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final four with an all-black starting lineup. source
On March 19.1966 ; Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final four with an all-black starting lineup.
On March 20.1760 ; The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings. source
On March 20.1760 ; The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.
On March 20.1999 ; Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California. source
On March 20.1999 ; Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California.
On March 21.1913 ; Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio. source
On March 21.1913 ; Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
On March 21.1928 ; Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight. source
On March 21.1928 ; Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
On March 21.1963 ; Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (in California) closes. source
On March 21.1963 ; Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (in California) closes.
On March 22. 1871 ; In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment. source
On March 22. 1871 ; In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
On March 22. 1972 ; The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification. source
On March 22. 1972 ; The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
On March 23. 1965 ; NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young). source
On March 23. 1965 ; NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).
On March 25. 1957 ; United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds. source
On March 25. 1957 ; United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds.
On March 26. 1830 ; The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York. source
On March 26. 1830 ; The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.