March 1 - Crafty

Crafty

This Day In History

1565

The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.

1642

Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine), becomes the first incorporated city in the United States.

1781

The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation.

1815

Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba.

1872

Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.

1873

E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.

1893

Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.

1912

Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane.
Isabella Goodwin, first US woman police detective, appointed in New York City.

1958

Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first American member of the Roman Curia.

1966

Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface.

1990

Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Famous Birthdays

1445

Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (d. 1510)

1810

Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer (d. 1849)

1904

Glenn Miller, American bandleader (d. 1944)

1914

Harry Caray, American sportscaster (d. 1998)

1922

Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli statesman (d. 1995)

1924

Deke Slayton, American astronaut (d. 1993)

1927

Harry Belafonte, American actor and musician

1935

Robert Conrad, American actor

1944

Roger Daltrey, English musician (The Who)

1952

Nevada Barr, American author

1978

Jensen Ackles, American actor

Feast Days

590

David, patron of Wales