March 15th: A date to remember In History

Описание: March 15th is a date filled with significant events throughout history. From the Ides of March to the first web browser being released, this video highlights important moments that shaped the world we live in today. Don't miss out on this fascinating glimpse into history!
Beware the Ides if March! 44 BC Julius Caesar is stabbed to death by Brutus, Cassius and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March in Rome
1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the New World
1781 Battle of Guilford Court House; British troops under Cornwallis defeat American forces but their heavy losses led to ceding of territory and a strategic loss
1783 In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy, preventing the threatened Coup d’état
1820 Maine admitted as 23rd state of the Union
1855 Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine
1892 1st escalator patented by American engineer Jesse Reno - first used at Old Iron Pier, Coney Island, New York City
1906 Britons Henry Rolls, Charles Royce and Claude Johnson formalize their existing partnership as Rolls Royce Ltd
1907 Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote
1913 1st US presidential press conference, held by Woodrow Wilson
1913 Cleveland establishes 1st small claims court
1923 Vladimir Lenin suffer his 3rd stroke
1930 1st streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched
1933 NAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation & discrimination
1934 US Information Service opens
1937 1st state contraceptive clinic opens in Raleigh, North Carolina
1947 John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in US Navy
1955 US Air Force unveils self-guided missile
1962 Five research groups announce the discovery of anti-matter
1965 T.G.I. Friday's 1st restaurant opens in NYC
1971 Chatrooms make their debut on ARPANET, the forerunner of the Internet
1972 "The Godfather", based on the book by Mario Puzo, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, premieres in NYC (Academy Awards Best Picture 1973)
1985 The first Internet domain name, symbolics.com is registered
1989 US Department of Veterans Affairs officially established as a Cabinet position
1991 Four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department are charged with excessive force over the beating of Rodney King
2018 Toy chain Toys R Us announces it will close all its stores after filing for bankruptcy
2021 Deb Haaland confirmed as US Secretary of the Interior by the Senate, 1st Native American to lead a cabinet agency

For even more On This Date In History, visit our friends at https://www.onthisday.com/