A bit of March 6th history..
1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte captures city of Jaffa, Palestine defeating the Ottoman Empire
1836 - Battle of the Alamo: After 13 days of fighting, 1500-3000 Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texas defenders, killing 182-257 including William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett
1857 - Dred Scott Decision: US Supreme Court rules Africans cannot be US citizens
1869 - Mendeleev presents 1st periodic table of the elements to the Russian Chemical Society
1899 - “Aspirin” patented at Bayer
1964 - Boxing legend Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and changes his name to Muhammed Ali, calling his former title a “slave name” (pictured)
2017 - US President Trump signs his 2nd executive order barring travelers from 6 mostly Muslim countries, but leaves out Iraq
2018 - Forbes names Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, the world’s riches person for 1st time at $112 billion, Bill Gates #2
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