Bonzai - growing small trees - Japanese

March 5 - The Day in History

March 5 : General Interest
1963: Hula-Hoop patented

On this day in 1963, the Hula-Hoop, a hip-swiveling toy that became a huge fad across America when it was first marketed by Wham-O in 1958, is patented by the company's co-founder, Arthur "Spud" Melin... read more


American Revolution
1770 : Civilians and soldiers clash in the Boston Massacre
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/civilians-and-soldiers-clash-in-the-boston-massacre

Automotive
1929 : David Buick dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/david-buick-dies

Civil War
1864 : The Confederacy's Breckinridge assumes command in Virginia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-c-breckinridge-assumes-command

Cold War
1946 : Churchill delivers Iron Curtain speech
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-delivers-iron-curtain-speech

Crime
1969 : Jim Morrison is charged with lewd behavior at a Miami concert
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jim-morrison-is-charged-with-lewd-behavior-at-a-miami-concert

Disaster
1966 : Jet breaks up near Mt. Fuji
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jet-breaks-up-near-mt-fuji

General Interest
1770 : The Boston Massacre
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boston-massacre
1815 : Innovator of hypnotism dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/innovator-of-hypnotism-dies

Hollywood
2006 : Jon Stewart hosts 78th annual Academy Awards ceremony
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jon-stewart-hosts-78th-annual-academy-awards-ceremony

Literary
1839 : Charlotte Bronte declines marriage
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charlotte-bronte-declines-marriage

Music
1966 : Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler hits #1 with "Ballad Of The Green Berets"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/staff-sergeant-barry-sadler-hits-1-with-quotballad-of-the-green-beretsquot

Old West
1766 : Antonio de Ulloa tries to govern Louisiana
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antonio-de-ulloa-tries-to-govern-louisiana

Presidential
1977 : Dial-a-President radio program airs
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dial-a-president-radio-program-airs

Sports
1966 : Miller elected executive director of MLB Players Association
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/miller-elected-executive-director-of-mlb-players-association

Vietnam War
1964 : U.S.A.F. advisory team sent to Laos
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/usaf-advisory-team-sent-to-laos
1971 : "Blackhorse" departs South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/blackhorse-departs-south-vietnam

World War I
1871 : Socialist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/socialist-revolutionary-rosa-luxemburg-born

World War II
1953 : Joseph Stalin dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-stalin-dies

Different looks of Giant Redwood Trees

These giant redwood trees grow to an average height of 60 meters but can actually reach heights of over 100 meters. “Hyperion”, the tallest redwood, is 115.5 meters tall and can be found in the Redwood National Park near San Francisco. Interestingly, a subspecies of this group does not grow as tall but instead expands in width, growing very large diameter shafts. “General Sherman” is the widest of this subspecies with a diameter or 11.1 meters.

March 4 - The Day in History

March 4 : General Interest
1933: FDR inaugurated

On March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States... read more


American Revolution
1776 : American forces occupy Dorchester Heights
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-forces-occupy-dorchester-heights

Automotive
1936 : Scottish racing legend Jim Clark born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/scottish-racing-legend-jim-clark-born

Civil War
1861 : Lincoln sworn in for first presidential term
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-inaugurated

Cold War
1954 : Dulles asks for action against communism
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dulles-asks-for-action-against-communism

Crime
1944 : The head of Murder, Inc. is executed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-head-of-murder-inc-is-executed
2005 : Martha Stewart is released from prison
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martha-stewart-is-released-from-prison

Disaster
1962 : DC-7 crashes in Cameroon swamp
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dc-7-crashes-in-cameroon-swamp

General Interest
1789 : Government under the U.S. Constitution begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/government-under-the-us-constitution-begins

Hollywood
1995 : John Candy dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-candy-dies

Literary
1952 : Ernest Hemingway finishes The Old Man and the Sea
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ernest-hemingway-finishes-the-old-man-and-the-sea
1965 : Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kite-runner-author-khaled-hosseini-is-born

Music
1966 : John Lennon sparks his first major controversy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-lennon-sparks-his-first-major-controversy

Old West
1868 : Founder of Chisholm Trail dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/founder-of-chisholm-trail-dies

Presidential
1829 : Jackson holds "open house" at the White House
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackson-holds-open-house-at-the-white-house
1952 : Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis marry
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ronald-reagan-and-nancy-davis-marry

Sports
1888 : Knute Rockne born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/knute-rockne-born

Vietnam War
1968 : Task Force sends memo to the president
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/task-force-sends-memo-to-the-president

World War I
1913 : Woodrow Wilson's first inaugural address
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woodrow-wilsons-first-inaugural-address

World War II
1941 : Britain launches Operation Claymore
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-launches-operation-claymore
1944 : Eighth Air Force bombs Berlin
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eighth-air-force-bombs-berlin

March 3 - The Day in History

March 3 : General Interest
1887: Helen Keller meets her miracle worker

On this day in 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Silas Deane embarks on secret mission to France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/silas-deane-embarks-on-secret-mission-to-france

Automotive
2009 : Super-luxurious Maybach Zeppelin goes on sale
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/super-luxurious-maybach-zeppelin-goes-on-sale

Civil War
1865 : Freedmen's Bureau created
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/freedmans-bureau-created

Cold War
1952 : Supreme Court rules on communist teachers
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-rules-on-communist-teachers

Crime
1873 : Congress bans sending obscene materials through the mail
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-bans-sending-obscene-materials-through-the-mail

Disaster
1974 : Faulty door dooms plane
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/faulty-door-dooms-plane

General Interest
1820 : Congress passes the Missouri Compromise
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-the-missouri-compromise
1863 : Congress passes Civil War conscription act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-civil-war-conscription-act
1918 : Russia makes a separate peace
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russia-makes-a-separate-peace
1931 : "The Star-Spangled Banner" becomes official
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-star-spangled-banner-becomes-official
1991 : Police brutality caught on video
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/police-brutality-caught-on-video

Hollywood
1915 : Birth of a Nation opens in New York
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birth-of-a-nation-opens-in-new-york

Literary
1926 : James Merrill is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-merrill-is-born

Music
1875 : George Bizet's Carmen premieres in Paris
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-bizet39s-carmen-premieres-in-paris

Old West
1879 : United States Geological Survey created
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-geological-survey-created

Presidential
1845 : Congress overrides presidential veto for first time
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-overrides-presidential-veto-for-first-time
1877 : Rutherford B. Hayes is inaugurated in a private ceremony
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rutherford-b-hayes-is-inaugurated-in-a-private-ceremony

Sports
1875 : First indoor game of ice hockey
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-indoor-game-of-ice-hockey

Vietnam War
1965 : U.S. jets bomb Ho Chi Minh Trail
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-jets-bomb-ho-chi-minh-trail
1971 : U.S. 5th Special Forces Group withdraws
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-5th-special-forces-group-withdraws

World War I
1918 : Treaty of Brest-Litovsk concluded
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/treaty-of-brest-litovsk-concluded

World War II
1945 : Finland declares war on Germany
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/finland-declares-war-on-germany

March 2 - The Day in History

March 2: General Interest
1904: Dr. Seuss born

On this day in 1904, Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss, the author and illustrator of such beloved children's books as "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham," is born in Springfield, Massachusetts... read more


American Revolution
1776 : The Siege of Boston
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-siege-of-boston

Automotive
1966 : Ford celebrates 1 millionth Mustang
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-celebrates-1-millionth-mustang

Civil War
1865 : Yankees rout Rebels at the Battle of Waynesboro
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-waynesboro-virginia

Cold War
1969 : Soviet Union and Chinese armed forces clash
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-union-and-chinese-armed-forces-clash

Crime
1929 : Congress passes the Jones Act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-the-jones-act

Disaster
1944 : Train passengers suffocate
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/train-passengers-suffocate

General Interest
1807 : Congress abolishes the African slave trade
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-abolishes-the-african-slave-trade
1836 : Texas declares independence
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-declares-independence
1972 : Pioneer 10 launched to Jupiter
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ipioneer-10i-launched-to-jupiter

Hollywood
1978 : Grave robbers steal Charlie Chaplin's body
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grave-robbers-steal-charlie-chaplins-body

Literary
1942 : John Irving is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-irving-is-born

Music
1985 : Sheena Easton sets a Billboard chart record when "Sugar Walls" becomes a Top 10 R&B hit
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sheena-easton-sets-a-billboard-chart-record-when-quotsugar-wallsquot-becomes-a-top-10-rb-hit

Old West
1793 : Sam Houston born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sam-houston-born

Presidential
2005 : Bush honors the Boston Red Sox
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bush-honors-the-boston-red-sox

Sports
1962 : Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilt-chamberlain-scores-100-points

Vietnam War
1965 : First Rolling Thunder raid conducted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-rolling-thunder-raid-conducted
1967 : Kennedy proposes plan to end the war
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-proposes-plan-to-end-the-war

World War I
1917 : Puerto Ricans become U.S. citizens, are recruited for war effort
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/puerto-ricans-become-us-citizens-are-recruited-for-war-effort

World War II
1943 : The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-the-bismarck-sea