RUSH at Anchor. Circa Early 1950s. Courtesy of Joseph Koye (1930-1984)
RUSH at Anchor. Circa Early 1950s. Courtesy of Joseph Koye (1930-1984)
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Texans or Texians, according to some sources, began fighting for independence from Mexico in 1835. By December the small Texas army had captured the important crossroads town of San Antonio de Bexar and seized the garrison known as the Alamo. Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna recaptured the town on March 6, 1836, after a thirteen-day siege; the Mexican army suffered an estimated 600 casualties. Of the official list of 189 Texan defenders, all were killed. Historians continue to debate the number of defenders inside the Alamo. The defense of the Alamo is well-known for those who fought for Texas. David Crockett, James (Jim) Bowie, and William Barret Travis were among those remembered by the slogan "Remember the Alamo" reported to been yelled at the Texan's victory at San Jacinto. Texas remained independent for from 1836 until 1845 when the legislature voted for annexation to the U.S.
On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his revolutionary new invention - the telephone. Samuel Morse's invention of the telegraph inspired Bell to figure out how to transmit voices over wires. Three days after receiving the patent, the telephone transmitted its first intelligable message - the famous "Mr. Watson, come here, I need you."
Daytona Beach, Florida, staged its first race strictly for stock cars on a combination beach and public roadway course on March 8, 1936. The race is remembered as the impetus for today's NASCAR. However, race or no race, NASCAR never would have come into being without the efforts of Bill France. Having moved to Daytona in 1934, Bill France opened a garage there. He fixed and raced cars, finishing fifth in Daytona's original race.
On March 9, 1959, the first BARBIE doll went on display at the American Toy Fair in New York city. Eleven inches tall with a waterfall of blonde hair, Barbie was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States with adult features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel, Inc. in 1945 with her husband.
The first Ford Mustang was produced on March 10, 1964. The Mustang wasn't released to the public until April 16, 1964. However, one journalist described its unveiling as "the most sensational introduction of modern times." The Mustang was the result of Ford's desire to make a small, sporty car which was inexpensive enough to appeal to young car buyers, an increasingly important market. The Mustang was the brainchild, or at least the mouthchild, of Ford executive Lee Iacocca.
On March 11, 1997, Paul McCartney, a former member of the most successful rock band in history, The Beatles, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his "services to music." The 54-year-old lad from Liverpool became Sir Paul in a centuries-old ceremony of pomp and solemnity at Buckingham Palace in central London. Fans waited outside in a scene reminiscent of Beatlemania of the 1960s. Crowds screamed as McCartney swept through the gates in his chauffeur-driven limousine and he answered with a thumbs-up. McCartney's wife, Linda, who was fighting breast cancer, did not accompany him, but three of their four children were at the palace. "I would have loved the whole family to be here, but when we heard there were only three tickets, we had to draw straws," McCartney said. Linda McCartney would succumb to cancer 13 months later on April 17, 1998.
On March 12, 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address or "fireside chat," broadcast directly from the White House. Roosevelt began that first address simply: "I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking." He went on to explain his recent decision to close the nation's banks in order to stop a surge in mass withdrawals by panicked investors worried about possible bank failures. The banks would be reopening the next day, Roosevelt said, and he thanked the public for their "fortitude and good temper" during the "banking holiday."
On March 13, 1942, the Quartermaster Corps (QMC) of the United States Army begins training dogs for the newly established War Dog Program, or "K-9 Corps." When the country entered World War II in December 1941, the American Kennel Association and a group called Dogs for Defense began a movement to mobilize dog owners to donate healthy and capable animals to the Quartermaster Corps. The K-9 Corps initially accepted over 30 breeds of dogs, but the list was soon narrowed to seven: German Shepherds, Belgian sheep dogs, Doberman Pinschers, collies, Siberian Huskies, Malumutes and Eskimo dogs. Members of the K-9 Corps were trained for a total of 8 to 12 weeks.
On March 14, 1915, the British ships Kent and Glasgow cornered the German light cruiser Dresden in Cumberland Bay, off the coast of Chile. After raising the white flag, Dresden's crew abandoned and scuttled the ship, which sank with its German ensign flying. Dresden, a 3,600-ton light cruiser, was one of the fastest ships in the German Imperial Navy, capable of traveling at speeds of up to 24.5 knots.
Beware the Ides of March! On March 15, 44 B.C., Gaius Julius Ceasar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate by 60 conspiritors lead by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus.
The west Pacific volcanic island of Iwo Jima was declared secured by the U.S. military after months of fiercely fighting its Japanese defenders on March 16, 1945. The Americans began applying pressure to the Japanese defense of Iwo Jima in February 1944.
In New York City on March 17 1762, the first parade honoring the Catholic feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was held by Irish soldiers serving in the British army. Saint Patrick, who was born in the late 4th century, was one of the most successful Christian missionaries in history. Born in Britain to a Christian family of Roman citizenship, he was taken prisoner at the age of 16 by a group of Irish raiders who attacked his family's estate.
On March 18, 1852, businessmen in New York established Wells, Fargo and Company, destined to become the leading freight and banking company of the West. With the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, the company's dominant position was undermined. However, Wells, Fargo and Company continued to provide essential local transportation for decades, and the company still exists today as a major banking institution.
On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush addressed the nation via live television and announced that Operation Iraqi Freedom had begun. Bush authorized the mission to rid Iraq of tyrannical dictator Saddam Hussein and eliminate Hussein's ability to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Operation Iraqi Freedom illustrated the Bush administration's pledge to use unilateral, pre-emptive strikes if necessary against nations believed dangerous to American national security.
On March 20, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent a telegram to Governor George Wallace of Alabama in which he agreed to send federal troops to supervise a planned African-American civil-rights march in Wallace's home state. Later that day, from his ranch in Texas, LBJ read the telegram to reporters at a news conference. He told the press that he supported the constitutional rights of the marchers "to walk peaceably and safely without injury or loss of life from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama" and expressed dismay at the governor's refusal to provide them the protection of the Alabama police.
On March 21, journalist Henry Morton Stanley began his quest to find Dr. David Livingston who had been thought missing in Africa. Dr. Livingston had gone off on an expidition to find the source of the Nile River. Eight months later, with very little if any of his original search party, Stanley found Dr. David Livingston in the village of Ujiji. It was there that Stanley uttered his famous words, "Dr. Livingston, I presume!"
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