On March 21, 1963, Alcatraz Prison closes down. Located on a 12-acre island (Alcatraz Island) in San Francisco’s Bay, Alcatraz was...

On March 20, 1854, the Republican Party was founded. In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig Party proposed a new party to fight...

On March 19, 1931, Nevada legalized gambling. Nevada’s state legislature voted in favor of making gambling legal in the attempt to lift...

On March 18, 1850, American Express (Amex) was founded as a freight forwarding and express delivery company. John Butterfield, William G....

On March 12, 1894, Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time. Created by pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton, in Atlanta, GA on...

On March 11, 1888, the “Great Blizzard of ‘88” struck the northeast coast of America from Chesapeake Bay to Maine. This was one of the...

On March 10, 1876, just days after receiving the patent for the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first successful phone...

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. The patent was granted for “Improvement in Telegraphy.” Bell...

On March 6, 1899, Bayer aspirin was patented. Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist created the aspirin in 1897 after he found a way to modify...

On March 5, 1770, the “Boston Massacre” occurred on a snowy night. Political tensions between British soldiers and American colonists...

On March 4, 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was inaugurated for the first time as the 32nd President of the United States. FDR...

On March 3, 1931, the “Star Spangled Banner” became the official national anthem of the United States. Francis Scott Key composed the...

On February 28, 1940, the first basketball game was aired on television. The game was between two college teams: Fordham vs. Pitt. W2XBS,...

On February 27, 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified to establish Presidential term limits. The Amendment...

On February 26, 1919, the Grand Canyon was officially designated as a National Park. President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill, which...