On this Day

[texan]

On this day, 3 March 1931, The Star-Spangled Banner" becomes official.
President Herbert Hoover signs a congressional act making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the official national
anthem of the United States.

 

[texan]

On this day, 3 March 1961, The first Supremes single, "I Want a Guy" was released.

 

[texan]

On this day, 4 March 1789, The first Congress of the United States met in New York and declared that the U.S. Constitution
was in effect.

 

[texan]

On this day, 4 March 1917, Jennette Rankin was the first women elected to Congress.
She represented the state of Montana.

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=r000055

 

[texan]

On this day, 5 March 1953, Joseph Stalin dies.

 

[texan]

On this day, 5 March 1836, Samuel Colt manufactured the first percussion cap revolver (.34-caliber).

 

[TheKid]

On this day in 1982, John Belushi died at the age of 33.

 

[moreluck]

On this day in 1982, John Belushi died at the age of 33.

That was a real shocker.....and the Chateau Marmont remains the place to go for star sightings.

 

[texan]

On this day, 6 March 1475, Michelangelo was born.

 

[Covemastah]

1964 – Nation of Islam's Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.

 

[Covemastah]

1836 – Texas Revolution: Battle of the Alamo – After a thirteen day siege by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman Davy Crockett and colonel Jim Bowie, defending the Alamo are killed and the fort is captured.

 

[texan]

On this day, 7 March 1876, Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

On this day, 7 March 1876, Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.

Later that day the Bell's received a telemarketing call while having dinner.

 

[texan]

On this day, 8 March 1950, VW bus, icon of counterculture movement, goes into production.

 

[texan]

On this day, 9 March 1996, Comedian George Burns dies at age 100.

 

[texan]

On this day, 9 March 1862, During the U.S. Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia fought to a draw in a five-hour
battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia.

 

[texan]

On this day, 9 March 1954, WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), in New York, broadcast the first local color television commercials.
The ad was Castro Decorators of New York City.

 

[texan]

On this day, 10 March 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful call with the telephone. He spoke
the words "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

 

[texan]

On this day, 11 March 2012, I lost a hour, and cannot find it.

 

[dilligaf]

I have faith you will find it later this year.