On This Day In History

Well YeaPolska, then I might as well add the Canadian
version of Alexander Graham Bell's invention which
was issued in 1974for the 100th Anniversary of
the invention of the telephone in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

Canada Post beat everybody by 2 years.

Canada 1974

Scott 641

On the other History thread, see date 14th of February for Bell. And lots of contributions on Francis Scott Key would be nice for today, does anyone have some? The National Anthem became official on the 3rd of March, 1931. Greetings, K.

The only other one I can find is Scott #1142, one of the U.S. Credo set from 1960

Some historical background behind the 1931 acceptance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the National Anthem is explained below -- it took awhile to get it there:

There is precedence for this. On a M*A*S*H episode, Father Mulcahy was momentarily upset for eating a piece of meat on Friday in Korea , but
Hawkeye reassured him by telling him they were over the international date line.


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Infante Dom Henrique de Avis, Duke of Viseu, better known as Henry the Navigator was born on 4 March 1394. He was responsible for the early development of Portuguese exploration and maritime trade with other continents through the systematic exploration of Western Africa, the islands of the Atlantic Ocean, and the search for new routes.

Here's a set of Portuguese stamps issued in 1960, Scott #860/5 commemorating his death on 13 November 1460 in Sagres, Algarve

1616 5 March – Nicolaus Copernicus's book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is banned by the Catholic Church.

This is the book in which he conjectured a heliocentric model of the solar system. At this time, the whole world believed in a geocentric model, in which the universe revolves around the Earth. First developed by Ptolemy I've chosen three13 centuries earlier, the geocentric model was strongly backed by the church and the pope.

The book remained on the list of forbidden books until 1758, when it was removed by Pope Benedict XIV.

I've chosen three pieces from my collection which illustrate the heliocentric theory.

I'll be away for the coming weekend but I can't leave without posting this for tomorrow, one of those occasions where a person is famous in two countries.

Kazimierz Michal Wladyslaw Wiktor Pulaski, commonly known as Casimir Pulaski in the U.S., was born on March 6, 1745 & died on October 11, 1779. He was a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who fought against the Russians, emigrated to America where he fought alongside Washington. He was seriously wounded at the Battle of Savannah and died shortly thereafter. Pulaski is one of only eight people to be awarded honorary United States citizenship.

Here are three pieces from my collection commemorating Pulaski.

A few more honoring Copernicus. I wondered why he was carrying Lily of the Valley until I discovered that he had also been interested in medicine, and that that Lily was a symbol for doctors at that time. He is pictured with them next to the magnificent astronomical clock in the Straßburg Cathedral; he's the middle figure in the red cape.




(Straßburg is quite close to home here! K.)

7 March 1973 Bangladesh has its first democratic election.






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50 years ago a few hundred people gathered in Selma to march to Montgomery, asking for the right to vote. They didn't get further than the Edmund Pettus Bridge before being stopped. Several new marches were organized, attracting more and more paticipants of all colors from all over the nation, and the crowds finally reached the Capitol weeks later. Bernice Sims, who was part of the marches, did the painting depicted on the stamp.

Today is International Women's Day; A citation from the UN page for this day: "Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity..
If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior..If non-violence is the law of our being, the future is with women..." Mahatma Gandhi. This year's theme, "Empowering Women - Empowering Humanity: Picture It!" envisions a world where each woman and girl can exercise her choices, such as participating in politics, getting an education, having an income, and living in societies free from violence and discrimination.

George Washington delivers the first of what will be called "The State of the Union Address" in 1790.




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8 March 1957


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March 9, 1864; General Ulysses S. Grant is appointed commander-in-chief of the Union forces during the Civil War.




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