Wednesday, March 3, 2010

On This Day in History: March 3, multiple years

Because history matters...

1776 -- The first amphibious landing of the Continental Marines, the forerunner to the United States Marine Corps, begins the Battle of Nassau.  The victors were led by Samuel Nicholas, the first officer commissioned in the United States Continental Marines, and by tradition the first Commandant of the Marine Corps.

1845 -- Florida is admitted as the 27th State.

1915 -- The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the predecessor of NASA, is founded.

1923 -- TIME magazine is published for the first time.

1924 -- The 1400-year-old Islamic caliphate (Muslim-centered theocracy) is abolished when Abdul Mejid II of the Ottoman Empire is deposed.

1931 -- The United States officially adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as our national anthem.

1938 -- Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.  They've been a pain in the ass ever since.

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