Daily history, famous birthdays and music history - On-This-Day. com 1927 - The U S defeated Britain in the first Ryder Cup international golf championship 1940 - Forbes field hosted its first night game The Pirates beat the Braves 14-2 1988 - Steffi Graf won the French Open for the second straight year 1996 - Eddie Murray hit his 535th double He moved into 18th on the all-time list by passing Lou Gehrig
On This Day in History On This Day in History: March 16 In 1079 Iran adopted the Solar Hijri calendar, which is still in use today In 1322, the Battle of Boroughbridge took place during […]
This Day in History | FactMonster Emilio Aguinaldo, head of the Philippine nationalists, proclaimed independence from Spain The Baseball Hall of Fame opened to the public in Cooperstown, New York Anne Frank received a diary for her birthday Civil rights leader Medgar Evers was fatally shot in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi
This Day in History What happened in history on this day, Jan 31st 1606 C E – Guy Fawkes is executed in the Gunpowder Plot 1865 C E – The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to abolsish slavery is submitted 1929 C E – Leon Trotsky is exiled by The Soviet Union 1948 C E – Scotch Tape begins being marketed by the company 3M Cool
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