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1879 – American President
Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female
attorneys to argue cases before the
Supreme Court of the United States .
1892 –
James Forrestal , American civil servant, 47th
United States Secretary of the Navy and 1st
United States Secretary of Defense was born.
1898 –
Spanish–American War : The
USS Maine (pictured) explodes and sinks in
Havana harbor in
Cuba , killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
1929 –
James Schlesinger , American politician, 12th
United States Secretary of Defense , 9th
Director of Central Intelligence , and 1st
Secretary of Energy was born.
1933 – In
Miami ,
Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect
Franklin D. Roosevelt , but instead shoots Chicago mayor
Anton J. Cermak , who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
On this day for the United States
Events
1764 – The city of
St. Louis, Missouri is established.
1862 –
American Civil War :
General
Ulysses S. Grant attacks
Fort Donelson ,
Tennessee .
1879 –
Women's rights : American President
Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female
attorneys to argue cases before the
Supreme Court of the United States .
1898 –
Spanish–American War : The
USS Maine explodes and sinks in
Havana harbor in
Cuba , killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
1933 – In
Miami ,
Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate
President -elect
Franklin D. Roosevelt , but instead shoots
Chicago
Mayor
Anton J. Cermak , who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
1961 –
Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States
figure skating team, several coaches and family.
1970 – A
Dominican
DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from
Santo Domingo , killing 102.
1972 –
Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal
copyright
protection
for the first time .
2000 –
Indian Point II nuclear power plant in
New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails.
2001 –
First draft of the complete Human Genome is published in
Nature
2003 –
Protests against the Iraq war occur in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people took part, making this the largest peace demonstration in the history of the world.
2005 –
YouTube , the Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States.
2011 – Popular
video game series
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds is scheduled for release in the United States.