This Day in History

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 12 1933 FDR broadcasts first "fireside chat" during the Great Depression On March 12, 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address—or “fireside chat”—broadcast directly from the White House. Roosevelt began that first address simply: “I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States a... read more 21st CENTURY 2020 Broadway goes dark due to COVID-19 pandemic American Revolution 1776 Public Notice urges recognition of “humane ladies” Art, Literature and Film History 2003 The Dixie Chicks backlash begins Asian History 1930 Mohandas Gandhi begins 241-mile civil disobedience march Civil War 1864 Red River Campaign begins Cold War 1947 President Truman announces the Truman Doctrine Crime 1969 London police conduct drug raid at home of George Harrison 2003 Police recover Elizabeth Smart and arrest her abductors Inventions & Science 1894 Coca-Cola sold in glass bottles for the first time Natural Disasters & Environment 1988 Hail causes stampede at soccer match in Nepal U.S. STATES 1968 Oil discovered in Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay World War II 1938 Germany annexes Austria 1945 General Fromm executed for plot against Hitler

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 13 1881 Czar Alexander II assassinated in St. Petersburg Czar Alexander II, the ruler of Russia since 1855, is killed in the streets of St. Petersburg by a bomb thrown by a member of the revolutionary “People’s Will” group. The People’s Will, organized in 1879, employed terrorism and assassination in their attempt to overthrow Russia’s czarist autocracy. ... read more 19th CENTURY 1836 Houston retreats from Santa Anna’s army 21st CENTURY 2020 Breonna Taylor is killed by police in botched raid Art, Literature and Film History 1965 Eric Clapton leaves the Yardbirds 1991 "Paris is Burning" premieres in New York 2005 Disney names Robert Iger as new chief executive Civil War 1865 Confederacy approves Black soldiers Inventions & Science 1781 William Herschel discovers Uranus U.S. Government and Politics 1942 U.S. Army launches K-9 Corps U.S. Presidents 1961 President Kennedy proposes Alliance for Progress

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 14 1879 Albert Einstein born Legendary scientist Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany. Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity drastically altered man’s view of the universe, and his work in particle and energy theory helped make possible quantum mechanics and, ultimately, the atomic bomb.On March 14, 1879, Alb... read more   Sign up for Video of the Day Get a FREE featured video sent right to your inbox, every weekday. Tune in to history with a mix of short videos and fascinating documentaries. Sign Up American Revolution 1776 Alexander Hamilton is named captain of artillery company Art, Literature and Film History 1950 U.S. senator smears actress Ingrid Bergman for extramarital affair 1958 First Gold Record awarded to Perry Como for “Catch a Falling Star” 1979 Judy Chicago unveils controversial feminist art installation “The Dinner Party” Cold War 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev elected president of the Soviet Union Crime 1950 The FBI debuts “10 Most Wanted Fugitives” list 1964 Jack Ruby sentenced to death for murdering Lee Harvey Oswald 1989 Cult commits murder at Rancho Santa Elena European History 1991 Birmingham Six released from prison Inventions & Science 1924 Mack Truck founder killed in car crash NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY 1889 Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte becomes the first Native American woman to graduate from medical school U.S. Presidents 1967 JFK’s body moved to permanent gravesite

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 15 1965 LBJ calls for equal voting rights On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses a joint session of Congress to urge the passage of legislation guaranteeing voting rights for all. Using the phrase “we shall overcome,” borrowed from African American leaders struggling for equal rights, Johnson declares that “every American ... read more 19th CENTURY 1820 Maine enters the Union American Revolution 1783 George Washington puts an end to the Newburgh Conspiracy Ancient Rome 44 B.C. The Ides of March Art, Literature and Film History 1901 Van Gogh paintings shown in first retrospective exhibit COLD WAR 1950 Nationalist Chinese forces invade mainland China Crime 2019 Christchurch, New Zealand mosque attacks European History 1917 Czar Nicholas II abdicates Russian throne Inventions & Science 1968 Construction begins on America’s highest vehicle tunnel Sports 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings become first professional baseball team U.S. Presidents 1767 Andrew Jackson is born World War II 1939 Nazis take Czechoslovakia

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 16 1802 U.S. Military Academy established The United States Military Academy—the first military school in the United States—is founded by Congress for the purpose of educating and training young men in the theory and practice of military science. Located at West Point, New York, the U.S. Military Academy is often simply known as West Point.... read more 19th CENTURY 1903 Judge Roy Bean dies 21st CENTURY 2008 Bear Stearns collapses, sold to J.P. Morgan Chase American Revolution 1751 James Madison, "Father of the Constitution," is born Art, Literature and Film History 1850 "The Scarlet Letter" is published 1970 Motown soul singer Tammi Terrell dies Cold War 1988 President Reagan orders troops into Honduras Crime 1881 18-year-old woman murders her lover 2005 Actor Robert Blake acquitted of wife’s murder Inventions & Science 1926 First liquid-fueled rocket takes flight Middle Eastern History 1985 American journalist Terry Anderson kidnapped 2003 23-year-old peace activist Rachel Corrie is crushed to death by Israeli bulldozer Sports 1955 NHL star Maurice Richard suspended; riot ensues Vietnam War 1968 Vietnamese villagers killed by U.S. soldiers in My Lai Massacre

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 17 461 Saint Patrick dies On March 17, 461 A.D., Saint Patrick, Christian missionary, bishop and apostle of Ireland, dies at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland. Today he is honored with the annual holiday of St. Patrick's Day. Much of what is known about Patrick’s legendary life comes from the Confessio, a bo... read more 19th CENTURY 1804 Jim Bridger, mountain man and explorer, born 1960s 1969 Golda Meir elected as Israel's first female prime minster 1990s 1990 Lithuania rejects Soviet demand to renounce its independence AFRICAN HISTORY 1992 Apartheid comes to an end in South Africa American Revolution 1776 British evacuate Boston Art, Literature and Film History 2000 Julia Roberts collects $20 million for "Erin Brockovich" Crime 2011 Man pleads guilty in Yale grad student slaying Holidays 1601 First St. Patrick’s Day parade U.S. Presidents 1905 Franklin Roosevelt marries Eleanor Roosevelt VIETNAM WAR 1973 Pulitzer Prize-winning photo “Burst of Joy” is taken

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 18 1852 Wells and Fargo start shipping and banking company On March 18, 1852, in New York City, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo join with several other investors to launch their namesake business, today one of the world's largest banks. The discovery of gold in California in 1849 prompted a huge spike in the demand for cross-country shipping... read more American Revolution 1766 Parliament repeals the Stamp Act Art, Literature and Film History 1911 Irving Berlin copyrights the biggest pop song of the early 20th century European History 1962 French-Algerian truce Inventions & Science 1933 Studebaker goes bankrupt Natural Disasters & Environment 1925 “Tri-State Tornado” hits, the deadliest in U.S. history 1937 Natural gas explosion kills nearly 300 at Texas school Vietnam War 1969 U.S. bombs Cambodia for the first time World War II 1942 War Relocation Authority is established in United States

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 19 2003 War in Iraq begins On March 19, 2003, the United States, along with coalition forces primarily from the United Kingdom, initiates war on Iraq. Just after explosions began to rock Baghdad, ... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1953 First Academy Awards telecast on NBC 1957 Elvis Presley puts a down payment on Graceland BLACK HISTORY 1935 Harlem riot of 1935 Civil War 1865 Battle of Bentonville begins in North Carolina Cold War 1949 East Germany approves new constitution Crime 1999 Bodies found in Yosemite serial killer case EARLY 20th CENTURY U.S 1916 First U.S. air combat mission begins Great Depression 1931 Nevada legalizes gambling Sports 1966 Texas Western defeats Kentucky in barrier-breaking NCAA final Vietnam War 1970 National emergency declared in Cambodia

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 20 1965 LBJ sends federal troops to Alabama to protect a civil rights march On March 20, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson notifies Alabama’s Governor George Wallace that he will use federal authority to call up the Alabama National Guard in order to supervise a planned civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. Intimidation and discrimination had earlier prevented Selma’... read more American Revolution 1778 King Louis XVI receives U.S. representatives Art, Literature and Film History 1852 "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" is published Civil War 1861 Willie and Tad Lincoln get the measles Crime 1995 Tokyo subways are attacked with sarin gas European History 1413 Henry V ascends upon father’s death Middle Ages 1345 Black Death is created, allegedly U.S. Government and Politics 1854 Republican Party founded

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 21 1965 Martin Luther King Jr. begins the march from Selma to Montgomery In the name of African American voting rights, 3,200 civil rights demonstrators in Alabama, led by Martin Luther King Jr., begin a historic march from Selma to Montgomery, the state’s capital. Federalized Alabama National Guardsmen and FBI agents were on hand to provide safe passage for the march, w... read more African History 1960 Massacre in Sharpeville American Revolution 1778 Massacre at Hancock’s Bridge Art, Literature and Film History 1678 Reward offered for identity of pamphlet author 1952 The Moondog Coronation Ball is history’s first rock concert 1980 Famous “Dallas” cliffhanger airs Cold War 1947 President Truman orders loyalty checks of federal employees 1980 President Carter announces Olympic boycott Crime 1963 Alcatraz closes its doors European History 1804 Napoleonic Code approved in France Exploration 1871 Journalist begins search for Dr. Livingstone World War I 1918 Germany begins major offensive on the Western Front World War II 1943 Another plot to kill Hitler foiled

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 22 1765 Stamp Act imposed on American colonies In an effort to raise funds to pay off debts and defend the vast new American territories won from the French in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), the British government passes the Stamp Act on March 22, 1765. The legislation levied a direct tax on all materials printed for commercial and legal use ... read more   Sign up for Video of the Day Get a FREE featured video sent right to your inbox, every weekday. Tune in to history with a mix of short videos and fascinating documentaries. Sign Up 19th CENTURY 1820 American naval hero killed in duel Art, Literature and Film History 2007 News Corp and NBC announce new internet venture Crime 1984 Teachers are indicted at the McMartin Preschool Inventions & Science 1983 The origins of the Hummer Middle Eastern History 1945 Arab League formed Natural Disasters & Environment 2014 Mudslide in Washington state kills more than 40 people Sports 1893 First women's college basketball game played 1894 First Stanley Cup championship played 1934 First Masters golf tournament begins U.S. Presidents 1933 FDR legalizes sale of beer and wine Women’s History 1972 Equal Rights Amendment passed by Congress

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 23 1839 "OK" enters national vernacular On March 23, 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech of Americans. During the late 1830s, it was a favorite practi... read more 19th CENTURY 1806 Lewis and Clark depart Fort Clatsop American Revolution 1775 Patrick Henry voices American opposition to British policy Art, Literature and Film History 1998 James Cameron’s "Titanic" wins 11 Academy Awards 2011 Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 Cold War 1983 President Reagan calls for new antimissile technology Inventions & Science 1983 First artificial heart patient dies Latin American History 1994 Leading Mexican presidential candidate assassinated SPACE EXPLORATION 1996 Astronaut Shannon Lucid enters Mir space station World War I 1919 Mussolini founds precursor to the Fascist party

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 24 1989 Exxon Valdez crashes, causing one of the worst oil spills in history March 24, 1989: One of the worst oil spills in U.S. history begins when the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska. An estimated 11 million gallons of oil eventually spilled into the water. Attempts to ... read more 1990s 1999 NATO bombs Yugoslavia 21st CENTURY 2015 Germanwings pilot intentionally crashes plane, killing 150 people Art, Literature and Film History 1955 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens 1958 Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army 1972 Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather” opens 2002 Halle Berry becomes first Black woman to win Best Actress Oscar COLD WAR 1946 Soviets announce withdrawal from Iran Crime 1998 A school shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas, kills five European History 1603 Queen Elizabeth I dies Gay Rights 1987 ACT UP holds its first action on Wall Street Slavery 1862 Wendell Phillips booed in Cincinnati Vietnam War 1965 First anti-war teach-in conducted World War I 1918 German forces cross the Somme River World War II 1944 British Army officer Orde Wingate killed in plane crash 1944 Germans slaughter Italian civilians

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 25 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire kills 146 in New York City In one of the darkest moments of America’s industrial history, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burns, killing 146 workers, on March 25, 1911. The tragedy led to the development of a series of laws and regulations that better protected the safety of factory workers. The Trian... read more 1950s 1957 Europe's Common Market founded in major step toward economic unity Art, Literature and Film History 1957 U.S. Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's “Howl" 2001 Icelandic pop singer Björk makes splash at the Oscars Colonial America 1634 The settlement of Maryland CRIME 1987 Torture chamber uncovered in Philadelphia Middle Eastern History 1975 King Faisal of Saudi Arabia assassinated Sports 1958 Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Carmen Basilio for middleweight title Vietnam War 1967 Martin Luther King Jr. leads march against the Vietnam War World War II 1941 Naval warfare gets new weapon Yugoslavia joins the Axis Powers

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 26 1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces polio vaccine On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio. In 1952—an epidemic year for polio—there were 58,000 new cases reported in the Unite... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1920 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel published 1955 Black music gets whitewashed, as Georgia Gibbs hits the pop charts with 'The Wallflower (Dance With Me, Henry)' Cold War 1950 Public learns Joseph McCarthy named Owen Lattimore as a Soviet spy Crime 1997 Heaven’s Gate cult members found dead Middle Eastern History 1979 Israel-Egypt peace agreement signed U.S. Presidents 1804 President Jefferson presented with a “mammoth loaf” of bread Vietnam War 1968 “Wise Men” advise President Johnson to negotiate peace in Vietnam 1969 Antiwar demonstration in Washington World War II 1945 Fighting on Iwo Jima ends, island declared “secure”

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 27 1912 Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac March 27, 1912: In Washington, D.C., Helen Taft, wife of President William Taft, and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, plant two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River, near the Jefferson Memorial. The event was held in celebration of a gift, b... read more 19th CENTURY 1836 Mexican army executes 417 Texas revolutionaries at Goliad American Revolution 1775 Thomas Jefferson elected to the Continental Congress Art, Literature and Film History 1973 Marlon Brando declines Best Actor Oscar 1979 Pattie Boyd and Eric Clapton are married Civil War 1865 Lincoln, Sherman and Grant plan final stages of Civil War European History 1958 Khrushchev becomes Soviet premier Inventions & Science 1952 Kiichiro Toyoda, founder of the Toyota Motor Corporation, dies 1998 FDA approves Viagra Natural Disasters & Environment 1964 Earthquake rocks Alaska 1977 Jumbo jets collide at Canary Islands airport 1980 Oil workers drown in North Sea Sports 1939 "March Madness" crowns its first men's NCAA Champion U.S. PRESIDENTS 1929 Herbert Hoover has telephone installed in Oval Office

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 28 1979 Nuclear disaster at Three Mile Island At 4 a.m. on March 28, 1979, the worst accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry begins when a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island fails to close. Cooling water, contaminated with radiation, drained from the open valve into adjoining buildings, and the core beg... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1958 W.C. Handy—the “Father of the Blues”—dies Civil War 1862 Union forces halt Confederates at Battle of Glorieta Pass Crime 1814 Funeral held for the man behind the guillotine 2006 Duke lacrosse team suspended following sexual assault allegations Hispanic History 1939 Spanish Civil War ends Sports 1984 Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis U.S. Presidents 1834 Congress censures President Jackson 1969 President Eisenhower dies World War I 1915 First American citizen killed during WWI

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 29 1973 U.S troops withdraw from Vietnam Two months after the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement, the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam as Hanoi frees the remaining American prisoners of war held in North Vietnam. America's direct eight-year intervention in the Vietnam War was at an end. In Saigon, some 7,000 U.S. Department ... read more Civil War 1865 Appomattox, the final campaign in the Civil War, begins Cold War 1951 Rosenbergs convicted of espionage Crime 1951 The "Mad Bomber" strikes in New York Inventions & Science 1958 First reading of the Keeling Curve, which shows carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere Space Exploration 1974 U.S. space probe, Mariner, visits Mercury Sports 1982 Freshman Michael Jordan hits winning shot to give North Carolina NCAA title Vietnam War 1971 Lt. William Calley found guilty of My Lai murders World War II 1945 Gen. George Patton takes Frankfurt

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 30 1981 President Reagan shot On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by a deranged drifter named John Hinckley Jr. The president had just finished addressing a labor meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel and was walking with his entourage to his limousine when Hinckley, ... read more 19th CENTURY 1867 U.S. purchase of Alaska ridiculed as "Seward's Folly" 1970s 1971 Starbucks opens its first store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market American Revolution 1775 King George endorses New England Restraining Act Art, Literature and Film History 1974 John Denver has his first #1 hit with "Sunshine On My Shoulders" Cold War 1948 Henry Wallace criticizes Truman's Cold War policies Crime 1949 Actor Robert Mitchum is released after serving time for marijuana possession France 1814 Napoleon's forces defeated in Paris Inventions & Science 2009 President Obama announces auto industry shakeup U.S. POLITICS 1855 Violence disrupts first Kansas election U.S. CONSTITUTION 1870 15th Amendment adopted Vietnam War 1965 Bomb explodes outside U.S. Embassy in Saigon

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY March 31 1889 Eiffel Tower opens On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by Gustave Eiffel, the tower's designer, and attended by French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard, a handful of other dignitaries, and 200 construction workers. In 1889, to honor of the centenary of the French Revolutio... read more American Revolution 1774 Parliament passes the Boston Port Act 1776 Abigail Adams urges husband to "remember the ladies" Art, Literature and Film History 1943 "Oklahoma!" premieres on Broadway 1999 "The Matrix" released in theaters ASIAN HISTORY 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa signed with Japan Cold War 1991 Warsaw Pact's military union ends CRIME 1995 Pop star Selena murdered by fan club president Religion 1492 Spain announces it will expel all Jews 1959 Dalai Lama begins exile World War I 1905 The First Moroccan Crisis

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY April 2 2005 Pope John Paul II dies On April 2, 2005, John Paul II, history's most well-traveled pope and the first non-Italian to hold the position since the 16th century, dies at his home in the Vatican. Six days later, two million people packed Vatican City for his funeral, said to be one of the biggest in history. John Paul II was... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1805 Hans Christian Andersen is born Crime 1992 Mob boss John Gotti convicted of murder LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY 1982 Argentina invades Falklands Natural Disasters & Environment 1979 Deadly anthrax poison released from Soviet bio-weapons plant Women's History 1917 Jeannette Rankin, first woman elected to U.S. Congress, assumes office World War I 1917 President Wilson asks for declaration of war

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY April 03 1860 Pony Express debuts On April 3, 1860, the first Pony Express mail, traveling by horse and rider relay teams, simultaneously leaves St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. Ten days later, on April 13, the westbound rider and mail packet completed the approximately 1,800-mile journey and arrived in Sacramento, ... read more 19th CENTURY 1817 Texas Ranger “Big Foot” Wallace born American Revolution 1776 Congress authorizes privateers to attack British vessels Art, Literature and Film History 1948 "The Louisiana Hayride" radio program premieres on KWKH-AM Shreveport 1978 "Annie Hall" beats out "Star Wars" for Best Picture Civil War 1865 Confederate capital of Richmond is captured Crime 1882 Jesse James is murdered 1936 Bruno Hauptmann, convicted of kidnapping Lindbergh’s son, executed 1996 Unabomber arrested EXPLORATION 1513 Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain Natural Disasters & Environment 1996 U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown, killed in plane crash U.S. Presidents 1948 President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan Vietnam War 1969 Nixon administration vows to "Vietnamize" the war

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY April 04 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated Just after 6 p.m. on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers’ strike and was on his way to dinner when a bulle... read more 1970s 1973 World Trade Center, then the world's tallest building, opens in New York City 21st CENTURY 2007 Radio host Don Imus makes offensive remarks about Rutgers' women's basketball team American Revolution 1776 General George Washington begins march to New York Art, Literature and Film History 1928 Maya Angelou is born 1960 "Ben-Hur" wins 11 Academy Awards 2013 Movie critic Roger Ebert dies ASIAN HISTORY 1884 Isoroku Yamamoto, Japan’s mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack, is born Cold War 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) pact signed EARLY 20th CENTURY U.S. 1933 Dirigible crash kills 73 in New Jersey Inventions & Science 1975 Microsoft founded Sports 1974 Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home run record U.S. Presidents 1841 President Harrison dies—32 days into office Vietnam War 1967 Martin Luther King Jr. speaks out against the war World War I 1918 Allies drive back Germans in Second Battle of the Somme

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY April 05 1994 Grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain dies by suicide Modern rock icon Kurt Cobain dies by suicide on April 5, 1994. His body was discovered inside his home in Seattle, Washington, three days later by Gary Smith, an electrician, who was installing a security system in the house. Despite indications that... read more 1970s 1976 Business magnate and famed aviator Howard Hughes dies American Revolution 1774 Benjamin Franklin writes "An Open Letter to Lord North" Art, Literature and Film History 1859 Charles Darwin sends first three chapters of "On the Origin of Species" to his publisher 1895 Writer Oscar Wilde arrested in England 1968 James Brown calms Boston following the King assassination 1974 Stephen King’s first novel, “Carrie,” is published Civil War 1862 Siege of Yorktown begins Cold War 1951 Rosenbergs sentenced to death for spying European History 1955 Winston Churchill retires as prime minister Native American History 1614 Pocahontas marries John Rolfe Sports 1984 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks NBA all-time scoring record U.S. Presidents 1792 George Washington exercises first presidential veto 1933 FDR creates precursor to Civilian Conservation Corps Women’s History 1992 Abortion rights advocates march on Washington World War I 1918 First stage of German spring offensive ends

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY April 06 1917 The United States officially enters World War I April 6, 1917: Two days after the U.S. Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war against Germany, the U.S. House of Representatives endorses the declaration by a vote of 373 to 50, and America formally enters World War I. When World War I erupted in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson pledged neutrality for th... read more Civil War 1862 Battle of Shiloh begins Crime 1970 Sam Sheppard, the inspiration for “The Fugitive,” dies Exploration 1909 Robert Peary almost reaches the North Pole INVENTIONS & SCIENCE 1924 First successful around-the-world flight begins Religion 1830 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints established Sports 1896 First modern Olympic Games U.S. Presidents 1841 John Tyler is inaugurated as 10th president World War II 1941 Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece