A bit of March14th history… 1592 - “Ultimate Pi Day”: on this day at 6:53 am is the largest correspondence between calendar dates and significant digits of pi since the introduction of the Julian calendar (3.14159265358) 1794 - Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin machine revolutionizing the cotton industry in the southern US (pictured) 1899 - German Ferdinand von Zeppelin receives a US patent for a “Navigable Balloon” 1904 - In landmark case, Northern Securities Company vs US, the US Supreme Court finds the company has violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act; 1st case in Roosevelt’s ‘trust-busting’ campaign 1950 - FBI’s “10 Most Wanted Fugitives” program begins 2018 - NASA twin study finds that Scott Kelly is no longer identical to his twin brother after 1 year in space, 7% of his genes are altered A bit of March14th history… 1592 - “Ultimate Pi Day”: on this... Today in History - March 13 Inside the Library of Congress’ copy of a rare children’s Bible, someone carefully wrote “Enoch Brooks’ Book, Princeton, March 13th, 1789″ in permanent ink. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. Today in History - March 12 On March 12, 1901, Andrew Carnegie, one of the world’s foremost industrialists, offered the city of New York $5.2 million for the construction of sixty-five branch libraries. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. |
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