This day in history - March 9
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:12 pm
Busy day:
1862 - CSS Virginia and USS Monitor had their famous battle. They fought to a draw, each unable to damage the other; but it was the beginning of the end for naval use of wooden sailing ships.
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1933 - Congress began its "100 days" of legislation led by the newly inaugurated FDR. (Presidents were inaugurated in March at that time.) Much of that legislation was struck down by the Supreme Court within a few years, but it arguably gave confidence to a country that needed it.
The phrase "first 100 days" has stuck with every newly inaugurated president.
1945 - U.S. bombers began devastating incendiary bombing in Japan. A force of 334 B-29s started fires that killed an unknown number of people, probably more than 100,000.
1954 - Edward R. Murrow, one of the most popular men on TV at that time, had the guts to question Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
1959 - The Barbie doll appeared in public for the first time. Barbie is 50.
Barbie was developed by one Ruth Handler and named for Ms. Handler's daughter. Until that time, only baby and rag dolls were available in the U.S. Ms. Handler's husband and the board of directors of Mattel were unenthusiastic about Barbie -- one of the bigger near-blunders of business history.
1975 - Construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline between Prudhoe Bay and Valdez, Alaska, began.
Widespread predictions of environmental devastation proved to be unfounded.
1977 American-born Muslim terrorists took over three buildings in Washington, D.C., including the city council chamber, and took over 100 hostages. One person was killed. Among the injured were the future mayor of Washington, Marion Berry.
This incident has practically been forgotten.
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- Jim
1862 - CSS Virginia and USS Monitor had their famous battle. They fought to a draw, each unable to damage the other; but it was the beginning of the end for naval use of wooden sailing ships.
http://americancivilwar.com/tcwn/civil_ ... ginia.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
1933 - Congress began its "100 days" of legislation led by the newly inaugurated FDR. (Presidents were inaugurated in March at that time.) Much of that legislation was struck down by the Supreme Court within a few years, but it arguably gave confidence to a country that needed it.
The phrase "first 100 days" has stuck with every newly inaugurated president.
1945 - U.S. bombers began devastating incendiary bombing in Japan. A force of 334 B-29s started fires that killed an unknown number of people, probably more than 100,000.
1954 - Edward R. Murrow, one of the most popular men on TV at that time, had the guts to question Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
1959 - The Barbie doll appeared in public for the first time. Barbie is 50.
Barbie was developed by one Ruth Handler and named for Ms. Handler's daughter. Until that time, only baby and rag dolls were available in the U.S. Ms. Handler's husband and the board of directors of Mattel were unenthusiastic about Barbie -- one of the bigger near-blunders of business history.
1975 - Construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline between Prudhoe Bay and Valdez, Alaska, began.
Widespread predictions of environmental devastation proved to be unfounded.
1977 American-born Muslim terrorists took over three buildings in Washington, D.C., including the city council chamber, and took over 100 hostages. One person was killed. Among the injured were the future mayor of Washington, Marion Berry.
This incident has practically been forgotten.
http://books.google.com/books?id=ZOfkAo ... #PPA161,M1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Jim