Alexander Graham Bell receives U.S. patent for his telephone 150 years ago today (Mar 7 1876)

1870s


Video: 'On This Day 7th Of March Alexander Graham Bell - first Patent & First Phone Call. Short Documentary.'

(Tuesday, March 7, 1876) — Alexander Graham Bell, 29, was granted a United States patent (No. 174,465) today for an invention he called the telephone.

‘Lights Out’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Mar 7 1936)

1930s, Popular Music 1930s

(Saturday, March 7, 1936) — “Lights Out” by Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Lew Sherwood) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Mar. 7/21, 1936). Continue reading ‘Lights Out’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Mar 7 1936) →

First successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversations take place 100 years ago this hour (Mar 7 1926)

1920s

(Sunday, March 7, 1926, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. GMT) — For the first time, extended and successful conversations were held by telephone between New York and London this morning at a demonstration of progress in the transatlantic radio telephone by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, the Radio Corporation of America and the British General Post Office.

Hitler sends troops into Rhineland in violation of Treaty of Versailles 90 years ago this hour (Mar 7 1936)

1930s


Video: 'The March On The Rhine Aka Germans March Into The Rhineland (0)'

(Saturday, March 7, 1936, not long after dawn CET) — The Remilitarization of the Rhineland took place today when Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler sent German forces into the Rhineland in violation of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact. Continue reading Hitler sends troops into Rhineland in violation of Treaty of Versailles 90 years ago this hour (Mar 7 1936) →

‘Love Machine’ by The Miracles peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 6 1976)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, March 6, 1976) — “Love Machine” by The Miracles peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Love Machine’ by The Miracles peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 6 1976) →

‘All by Myself’ by Eric Carmen peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 6 1976)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, March 6, 1976) — “All by Myself” by Eric Carmen peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘All by Myself’ by Eric Carmen peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 6 1976) →

‘Baby Face’ by Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 6 1976)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, March 6, 1976) — “Baby Face” by Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Baby Face’ by Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 6 1976) →

France recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state 80 years ago today (Mar 6 1946)

1940s


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History (Ep-2) The First Vietnam War (1945-54)' (Mar. 1946 at 1:40)

(Wednesday, March 6, 1946; during War in Vietnam (1945–46)) — Ho Chi Minh signed the Ho–Sainteny agreement today with France which recognized Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union and permitted France to continue stationing troops in North Vietnam until 1951. Continue reading France recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state 80 years ago today (Mar 6 1946) →

The Alamo falls to Mexican forces 190 years ago this hour (Mar 6 1836)

1830s


Video: 'THE ALAMO: THE REAL STORY (WILD WEST HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)' (Mar 6, 1836, at 53:01)

(Sunday, March 6, 1836, at approximately 5:00-6:30 a.m. local time; during the Battle of the Alamo, part of the Texas Revolution) — The Alamo, a former Franciscan mission located near the present-day city of San Antonio, Texas, fell today to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege; 185–260 Texan settler soldiers had died in a struggle with approximately 1,800 Mexican soldiers.

Winston Churchill delivers his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech 80 years ago this hour (Mar 5 1946)

1940s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain speech" regarding USSR and Eastern Bloc, at Wes...HD Stock Footage'

(Tuesday, March 5, 1946, around 4:00 p.m. CST) — In what is considered one of the opening volleys of the Cold War, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill condemned the Soviet Union’s policies in Europe today during a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, declaring “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent, allowing police governments to rule Eastern Europe.” Continue reading Winston Churchill delivers his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech 80 years ago this hour (Mar 5 1946) →