On This Day

Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone

Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone

Mar 7, 2026

7 March 1876.

Bayer patents aspirin

Bayer patents aspirin

Mar 6, 2026

6 March 1899.

Charlotte Brontë declines marriage

Charlotte Brontë declines marriage

Mar 5, 2026

5 March 1839.

FDR inaugurated

FDR inaugurated

Mar 4, 2026

4 March 1933.

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk concluded

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk concluded

Mar 3, 2026

3 March 1918.

Texas declares independence

Texas declares independence

Mar 2, 2026

2 March 1836.

Salem Witch Hunt begins

Salem Witch Hunt begins

Mar 1, 2026

1 March 1692.

Chemical structure of DNA discovered

Chemical structure of DNA discovered

Feb 28, 2026

28 February 1953.

Dominican Republic declares independence as a sovereign state

Dominican Republic declares independence as a sovereign...

Feb 27, 2026

27 February 1844.

Christopher Marlowe is baptised

Christopher Marlowe is baptised

Feb 26, 2026

26 February 1564.

Communists take power in Czechoslovakia

Communists take power in Czechoslovakia

Feb 25, 2026

25 February 1948.

Gulf War ground offensive begins

Gulf War ground offensive begins

Feb 24, 2026

24 February 1991.

Convicted murderer gets spared from death when gallows malfunction

Convicted murderer gets spared from death when gallows ...

Feb 23, 2026

23 February 1885.

George Washington is born

George Washington is born

Feb 22, 2026

22 February 1732.

Karl Marx publishes Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx publishes Communist Manifesto

Feb 21, 2026

21 February 1848.

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