Categories: history
Date: 02 March 2009 20:13:26
Today in History:
1807: The U.S. Congress abolishes the African slave trade.
1836: The Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico.
1855: Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.
1882: Queen Victoria narrowly escapes assassination when a man shoots at her as she boards a train at Windsor. Gun crime is not just a "modern" phononeminum thing.
1904: Dr Seuss is born. Otherwise known as author Theodor Geisel.
1919: The Third International (Comintern) is founded in Moscow to organise worldwide proletarian revolution - like that worked!
1969: The Anglo-French built "Concorde" (French for big drooping nose), the world's first supersonic airline makes its maiden flight.
1970: Rhodesia declares the Universal Declaration of Independence from Britain, under the leadership of Ian Smith.