Today in History in 1850 “Scarlett Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published; in 1881 Barnum & Bailey Circus debuted; and in 1945 the Allies secured Iwo Jima.
Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:
Historical Events
597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king.
1792 - King Gustav III of Sweden is shot by Count Anckarström at a masked ball at the Opera; he dies on March 29.
1850 - Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published
1867 - First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in The Lancet.
1869 - Hiram R. Revels makes 1st official speech by an African American in the Senate
1881 - Barnum & Bailey Circus debuts
1882 - US Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross
1912 - Mrs William Howard Taft plants 1st cherry tree in Washington, DC
1935 - Hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty
1945 - Allies secure Iwo Jima
1968 - General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
Famous Birthdays
1739 - George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Ind, Constitution)
1751 - James Madison, Port Conway Va, (D-R), 4th US president (1809-17)
1799 - Anna Atkins, English botanist and photographer, 1st person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images, born in Tonbridge, England (d. 1871)
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