Monthly Archives: March 2015

Adams sworn in as 6th U.S. President, Calhoun as 7th VP 190 years ago today (Mar 4 1825)

1820s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '1 President John Quincy Adams and the Election of 1824 Video & Lesson Transcript Education Porta'

(Friday, March 4, 1825) — John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, 57, was inaugurated today as the sixth President of the United States in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice John Marshall administering oath of office. Adams was the first son of a former president to be elected to the nation’s highest office.

President James Monroe and Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins retired after serving two full terms (eight years) in office. Continue reading Adams sworn in as 6th U.S. President, Calhoun as 7th VP 190 years ago today (Mar 4 1825) →

Jefferson sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Clinton as 4th VP 210 years ago today (Mar 4 1805)

1800s, U.S. Presidents

(Monday, March 4, 1805) — President Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated today for a second term of office in the Senate Chamber of the United States Capitol with Chief Justice John Marshall administering oath of office. Continue reading Jefferson sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Clinton as 4th VP 210 years ago today (Mar 4 1805) →

Allies secure Manila from Japanese forces 70 years ago today (Mar 3 1945)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'Liberation: Battle of Manila' (Mar. 3, 1945, at 9:05)

(Saturday, March 3, 1945; during the Battle of Manila, part of the Philippines Campaign (1944–45) in the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — The Battle of Manila, the Allied campaign to liberate the capital city of the Philippines from the Japanese, ended today with the liberation of the Finance Building. 100,000 Filipino civilians perished, government buildings laid in ruins. Continue reading Allies secure Manila from Japanese forces 70 years ago today (Mar 3 1945) →

‘The Sound of Music’ premieres in New York 50 years ago today (Mar 2 1965)

1960s, Movies 1960s, Popular Music 1960s


Video: 'The Sound of Music' (trailer)

(Tuesday, March 2, 1965) — The Sound of Music, the movie version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway musical about a who woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower, premiered today at New York’s Rivoli Theater. Continue reading ‘The Sound of Music’ premieres in New York 50 years ago today (Mar 2 1965) →

Claudette Colvin arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to move to the back of the bus 60 years ago today (Mar 2 1955)

1950s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: 'Popular Claudette Colvin Videos'

(Wednesday, March 2, 1955; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — Nine months before Rosa Parks’ famous act of defiance, Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old black high school student in Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested today after refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white passenger.

Operation Rolling Thunder against North Vietnam begins 50 years ago this hour (Mar 2 1965)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - LBJ Goes to War [3/11]' (Mar. 2, 1965, at 28:50)

(Tuesday, March 2, 1965, 3:45 p.m. ICT; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Operation Rolling Thunder, a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign, began today as more than 100 U.S. jet aircraft bombed a North Vietnamese munitions depot and also provided air cover for 60 South Vietnamese bombers striking at a Communist naval base. Continue reading Operation Rolling Thunder against North Vietnam begins 50 years ago this hour (Mar 2 1965) →