On this day:
Thursday, Mar. 1:
* Salem witch trials begin in the Massachusetts village in 1692:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=91537
Friday, Mar. 2:
* Tom Wolfe, American author, born on this day in 1931. About his trademark white suits:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=545008
Saturday, Mar. 3: Total lunar eclipse (62)
* Why the moon gets a reddish glow during an eclipse:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=217329
Sunday, Mar. 4:
* The song 'Happy Birthday to You' is published in 1924 by Clayton F. Summy. It is still covered by copyright:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=166251
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Monday, Mar. 5:
* Winston Churchill uses the term "iron curtain" for the first time in a speech at Westminster College in Missouri (1946). Origins of the 'Cold War':
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=388313
Tuesday, Mar. 6:
* M/S Herald-of-Free-Enterprise sinks on this day in 1987 while leaving Zeebrugge, Belgium, killing 193. Lessons learned and changes due to the disaster:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=577119
Wednesday, Mar. 7:
* Greening the lawn for springtime:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=184914
Thursday, Mar. 8:
* Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) is opened outside Paris in 1974 in the town of Roissy. It is now the 7th busiest world airport with more than 51 million passengers per year:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=563670
Friday, Mar. 9:
* Launch of the Barbie Doll in 1959. How to find the value of your Barbies today:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=430776
Saturday, Mar. 10:
* Birthday of Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden, al Qaeda founder and militant Islamist, in 1957:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=405081
Sunday, Mar. 11: Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. -- U.S. (70)
* Worldwide Time Zones defined:
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=172839
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Monday, Mar. 12:
* Coca-Cola sold in bottles for the first time in 1894. But it didn't become "Coke" for another five decades:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=785316
Tuesday, Mar. 13:
* DeBeers, the diamond mining and marketing company, founded on this date in 1888. It's modern business structure:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=536415
Wednesday, Mar. 14:
* Eli Whitney granted a patent for the cotton gin in 1794. What happens to cotton prices after that:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=33770
Thursday, Mar. 15:
* "Beware the Ides of March" -- Spurinna and the soothsayer in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar':
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=182746
Friday, Mar. 16:
* The U.S. Military Academy is established in 1802 at West Point, NY, coincidentally the deepest part of the Hudson River:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=95369
Saturday, Mar. 17: St. Patrick's Day (76)
* Nevada legalizes gambling in 1931. Recent size of of market for just sports gambling in Nevada and other states:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=390814
Sunday, Mar. 18:
* Google Answers (beta) goes live on this day in 2002. More background on the service:
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=260926
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Monday, Mar. 19:
* Getting yin and yang in balance before the Spring Equinox:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=432859
Tuesday, Mar. 20:
* Beginning of the Iraq War four years ago. A timeline:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=707905
Wednesday, Mar. 21: Spring (Vernal) Equinox (80)
Juarez Birthday -- Mexico
* Nowruz, or Persian New Year, is held the first day of spring and marks the beginning of the calendar year in Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and Kurdish areas of northern Iraq:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=440503
Thursday, Mar. 22:
* Arab League founded in Cairo, Egypt in 1945. Its members:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=267777
Friday, Mar. 23:
* Cookies all over the highway in North Carolina, as Oreos back up the freeway for 5 miles (also applie to Dec. 17 and Toronto):
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=119370
Saturday, Mar. 24:
* S&P 500 reaches all-time high of 1527.46 in 2000. How to find annual returns for the stock index:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=37517
Sunday, Mar. 25:
* Singer Aretha Franklin born in 1942 in Memphis, TN. Some biographical information about the "Queen of Soul":
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=263085
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Monday, Mar. 26:
* Jonas Salk announces the first vaccine for polio in 1953. His connection with painter Pablo Picasso:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=264226
Tuesday, Mar. 27:
* Four years ago a meteor exploded over the Midwest, lighting up the area around Chicago. It is more common than you might think:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=188105
Wednesday, Mar. 28:
* Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1935 at Roswell, NM. Where it fits with other aviation and space milestones:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=354563
Thursday, Mar. 29:
* Born on this date in 1918: Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart. The next time you're in a Wal-Mart, this is what the loudspeaker codes mean:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=45998
Friday, Mar. 30:
* The answer: TV game show still popular today that premiered on this day in 1964. How to apply to be a contestant on Jeopardy! and other shows:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=780037
Saturday, Mar. 31:
* Eiffel Tower in Paris inaugurated (1889). If you're planning on visiting and dining at Le Jules Verne Restaurant there, plan ahead:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=411417
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