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This Day in History

Infoplease - This Day in History

Events from This Day in History from the Editors of Infoplease

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Updated: 12 hours 6 min ago

Mar 8, 1917: Russia's February Revolution, which eventually led to the overthrow the csarist government, began.

Fri, 03/08/2013 - 7:38am

Mar 7, 1876: Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone.

Thu, 03/07/2013 - 6:48am

Mar 6, 1857: The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens.

Wed, 03/06/2013 - 6:10am

Mar 5, 1770: The Boston Massacre, a pre-Revolutionary incident that grew out of anger towards British troops, occurred. Five anti-British rioters were killed.

Tue, 03/05/2013 - 5:13am

Mar 4, 1791: Vermont became the 14th state in the United States.

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 4:47am

Mar 3, 1845: The U.S. Senate passed legislation overriding a presidential veto for the first time.

Sun, 03/03/2013 - 4:07am

Mar 2, 1877: Rutherford B. Hayes was declared president by a U.S. electoral commission since the original result was too close to call. He was the only president elected this way.

Sat, 03/02/2013 - 3:08am

Mar 1, 1803: Ohio became the 17th state in the United States.

Fri, 03/01/2013 - 2:07am

Feb 28, 1953: James Watson and Francis Crick described their theory that two DNA strands were coiled in a double helix.

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 1:16am

Feb 26, 1919: Grand Canyon National Park was established.

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:38am

Feb 25, 1836: Samuel Colt patented the first revolving barrel multishot firearm.

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 11:51pm