Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Mar 3, 78 |
Origin of Saka Era (India) |
Mar 3, 468 |
St Simplicius elected to succeed Catholic Pope Hilarius |
Mar 3, 493 |
Ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker |
Mar 3, 1284 |
Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England |
Mar 3, 1409 |
Austrian civil war ends |
Mar 3, 1431 |
Bishop Gabriele Condulmer elected as Pope Eugene IV |
Mar 3, 1575 |
Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi. |
Mar 3, 1585 |
The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza. |
Mar 3, 1627 |
Piet Heyn conquerors 22 ships in Bay of Salvador Brazil |
Mar 3, 1634 |
1st tavern in Boston opens (Samuel Cole) |
Mar 3, 1638 |
Duke Bernard van Saksen-Weimar occupies Rheinfelden |
Mar 3, 1746 |
Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Inverness Castle |
Mar 3, 1776 |
US commodore Esek Hopkins occupies Nassau Bahamas |
Mar 3, 1791 |
1st US internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages) |
Mar 3, 1791 |
Congress establishes US Mint |
Mar 3, 1794 |
1st performance of Joseph Haydn's 101st Symphony in D |
Mar 3, 1794 |
Richard Allen founded AME Church |
Mar 3, 1801 |
1st US Jewish governor, David Emanuel, takes office in Georgia |
Mar 3, 1803 |
1st impeachment trial of a federal judge, John Pickering, begins |
Mar 3, 1803 |
Colégio Militar is founded in Portugal by Colonel Teixeira Rebello. |
Mar 3, 1805 |
Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms |
Mar 3, 1812 |
US passes 1st foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims) |
Mar 3, 1813 |
Office of Surgeon General of the US Army forms |
Mar 3, 1815 |
US declares war on Algiers for taking US prisoners & demanding tribute |
Mar 3, 1817 |
Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory & Mississippi |
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