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Here's a brief look back in time for this day, March 27. In 1513, it is believed that Spanish conquistador Ponce de Leon and his crew first saw the land that'd become Florida on this day. de Leon was already a seasoned explorer by this point. A few years earlier in 1508, he had discovered present-day Puerto Rico. He'd make landfall and declare La Florida for the Spanish monarchy a few days later. Fun fact: he's also believed to have […]
Here's a brief look back in time for this day, March 26. In 1920, future The Great Gatsby writer F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes his first book titled This Side of Paradise. His debut novel shared some similarities with the future American classic; its story revolved around American wealth and the vices it can manifest. A wealthy benefactor himself, Fitzgerald lived a lavish lifestyle that mirrored a lot of key plot points in his works. The ending to his story was […]
Here's a brief look back in time on this day, March 25. NOTE: Content may be disturbing for some readers. In 1634, the first settlers of Maryland arrive. Led by Leonard Calvert, he named the land after King Charles I's wife Queen Henrietta Maria. Per instructions from his brothers, he attempted to establish a feudalistic system of government, which was met with resistance from his fellow colonists. They established St. Mary's City to become the colony's first capital. The site […]
Here's a brief look back in time for this day, March 24. In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I dies and King James VI becomes king. It is believed that Elizabeth had died from blood poisoning due to her high usage of lead-based makeup. The Protestant queen repealed her predecessor's pro-Catholic legislation, which angered Pope Pius V since the Church aimed to regain its supremacy in England. Elizabeth also encouraged and actively funded voyages to chart the world, with Sir Walter Raleigh's […]
Here's a brief look back in time on this day, March 23. In 1775, future Virginia governor and Founding Father Patrick Henry delivers his famous speech deploring British rule in the American colonies. Heard before the 2nd Virginia Convention, this was where he coined the classic Patriot term "give me liberty, or give me death!" At this time, colonists in Massachusetts secretly led the resistance against the Crown, with the Boston Tea Party having occurred over a year earlier in […]
Here's a brief look back in time on this day, March 22. In 1893, the first women's collegiate-level basketball game is held at Smith College in Massachusetts. It was between the college's freshman and sophomore classes, having been played with a soccer ball instead of a basketball. The first game played between two colleges is played three years later when Stanford faced U.C. Berkeley. In 1933, 32nd U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes the Cullen-Harrison Act, which legalizes beer and […]
Here's a brief look back in time on this day, March 21. In 1804, the Napoleonic Code is ratified in France. It served as a complete redraw of French legislature within the fields of civil, criminal, and commercial law. Some of the more notorious laws include the removal of most individual rights for women; the reintroduction of slavery; and the abolishment of mutual divorce. In 1943, one out of many assassination attempts on German dictator Adolf Hitler failed when a […]
Here's a brief look back in time on this day, March 20. In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel about a slave and his family finding their way to freedom is published. Titled Uncle Tom's Cabin, the book was a sensation in the northern half of the country, where the majority of the population were anti-slavery. This story provided an intimate, harrowing look into the life of a slave, including the capture, torture, and in most cases, murder, of an enslaved […]
Here's a brief look back in time on this day, March 19. In 1931, Nevada lawmakers legalize commercial gambling as a last-ditch effort to recover from the economic meltdown of the Great Depression. This is the state's second time passing the measure following its ban in 1909. At this point, the Las Vegas Strip had yet to be developed, but Sin City would experience a population explosion in the 1960s: turning the once-bland town into an oasis situated perfectly in […]
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