March 15, 2010
| THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS | March 14, 1804Johann Strauss, the Elder (composer) | March 15, 1813John Snow (physician; famous for his work with ether as an anesthetic and for his breakthroughs in controlling cholera) | March 16, 1774Matthew Flinders (navigator; first European to sail completely around Australia) | March 17, 1972Mia Hamm (soccer player, Olympic gold medalist) | March 18, 1837Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th U.S. president) | March 19, 1860William Jennings Bryan (politician) | March 20, 1958Holly Hunter (actress, voice of Elastigirl in The Incredibles) |
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TIME CAPSULES
Crypt of Civilization, in Atlanta, Georgia, is to be opened in the year 8113! See the entire inventory of this HUGE time capsule.  |
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MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS
March 10, 1876
The First Telephone Call
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell sent the first telephone message to his assistant, saying, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." Bell was actually a speech therapist, and he had been trying to develop a machine that would help the hearing impaired. The telephone was an accidental discovery, and Bell was as surprised as anyone when his message to Mr. Watson was transmitted. |
March 11, 1888
The Blizzard of '88
The famous Blizzard of '88 hit the Northeast on March 11, 1888. Saratoga, New York, received 58 inches of snow. Fifty inches fell on Middletown, Connecticut; 46.7 inches on Albany, New York; and 20.9 inches on New York City. The blizzard was followed by record cold. Between the snowfall and the frigid temperatures, more than 400 people lost their lives, and 200 ships sunk or were heavily damaged. |
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In the past, sheep trimmed the White House lawn!
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