March 6 - The Day in History

March 6 : General Interest 1899: Bayer patents aspirin On this day in 1899, the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin registers Aspirin, the brand name for acetylsalicylic acid, on behalf of the German pharmaceutical company Friedrich Bayer & Co... read more American Revolution 1776 : New York demands Sandy Hook lighthouse be dismantled http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-demands-sandy-hook-lighthouse-be-dismantled Automotive 1900 : Auto pioneer Gottlieb Daimler dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auto-pioneer-gottlieb-daimler-dies Civil War 1857 : Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott case http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dred-scott-decision Cold War 1953 : Georgi Malenkov succeeds Stalin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/georgi-malenkov-succeeds-stalin Crime 1951 : The Rosenberg trial begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rosenberg-trial-begins Disaster 1987 : Sloppy safety procedures lead to ferry sinking http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sloppy-safety-procedures-lead-to-ferry-sinking General Interest 1475 : Michelangelo born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michelangelo-born 1857 : Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott case http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-rules-in-dred-scott-case 1983 : Kohl elected West German chancellor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kohl-elected-west-german-chancellor Hollywood 1947 : Rob Reiner born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rob-reiner-born Literary 1928 : Gabriel Garcia Marquez is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gabriel-garcia-marquez-is-born Music 2001 : The death spiral of Napster begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-spiral-of-napster-begins Old West 1986 : Georgia O'Keefe dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/georgia-okeefe-dies Presidential 1820 : Monroe signs the Missouri Compromise http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monroe-signs-the-missouri-compromise Sports 1902 : Real Madrid founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/real-madrid-founded Vietnam War 1965 : U.S. is sending Marines to South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-is-sending-marines-to-south-vietnam 1971 : Operation Lam Son 719 continues http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-lam-son-719-continues World War I 1916 : New German attacks at Verdun: Battle of the Flanks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-german-attacks-at-verdun-battle-of-the-flanks World War II 1945 : Dutch Resistance ambushes SS officer-unwittingly http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dutch-resistance-ambushes-ss-officer--unwittingly