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Saturday, March 1, 2014

March 1 - The Day in History

March 1 : General Interest
1932: Lindbergh baby kidnapped

On this day in 1932, in a crime that captured the attention of the entire nation, Charles Lindbergh III, the 20-month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, is kidnapped from the family's new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey... read more


American Revolution
1781 : Articles of Confederation are ratified
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/articles-of-confederation-are-ratified

Automotive
2005 : Honda unveils new Civic
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/honda-unveils-new-civic

Civil War
1864 : Lincoln nominates Grant for lieutenant general
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grant-nominated-for-lieutenant-general

Cold War
1961 : Kennedy establishes Peace Corps
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-establishes-peace-corps

Crime
1932 : The Lindbergh baby is kidnapped
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-lindbergh-baby-is-kidnapped

Disaster
1910 : Trains buried by avalanche
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/trains-buried-by-avalanche

General Interest
1692 : Salem Witch Hunt begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/salem-witch-hunt-begins
1954 : Puerto Rican nationalists wound five representatives
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/puerto-rican-nationalists-wound-five-representatives
1961 : Peace Corps established
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/peace-corps-established
1966 : Soviet probe crashes into Venus
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-probe-crashes-into-venus

Hollywood
1971 : Richard Zanuck and David Brown join Warner Brothers
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/richard-zanuck-and-david-brown-join-warner-brothers

Literary
1921 : E.M. Forster takes a passage to India
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/em-forster-takes-a-passage-to-india

Music
1971 : James Taylor makes the cover of Time magazine
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-taylor-makes-the-cover-of-time-magazine

Old West
1872 : Yellowstone Park established
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yellowstone-park-established

Sports
1969 : Mickey Mantle retires
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mickey-mantle-retires

Vietnam War
1965 : U.S. informs South Vietnam of intent to send Marines
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-informs-south-vietnam-of-intent-to-send-marines
1968 : Clifford replaces McNamara
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clifford-replaces-mcnamara
1971 : Bomb explodes in Capitol building
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bomb-explodes-in-capitol-building

World War I
1917 : Zimmermann Telegram published in United States
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zimmermann-telegram-published-in-united-states

World War II
1941 : Bulgaria joins the Axis
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bulgaria-joins-the-axis


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