On March 16, 597 B.C., the city of Jerusalem opened its gates to the armies of Nebuchadnezzar II. The Babylonian king had surrounded the hilltop capital of Judah after months of political rebellion and imperial retaliation. When the siege ended, the city was not…
On March 16, 597 B.C., the city of Jerusalem opened its gates to the armies of Nebuchadnezzar II. The Babylonian king had surrounded the hilltop capital of Judah after months of political rebellion and imperial retaliation. When the siege ended, the city was not…
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On March 16, 1935, Adolf Hitler, the Chancellor of Germany, initiated a significant step in his aggressive military agenda by rearming Germany, violating the Treaty of Versailles and other post-World War I agreements. This decision had profound consequences for Europe and ultimately played a…
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In 1916, tensions between the United States and Mexican revolutionary forces escalated dramatically, culminating in an unprecedented American military incursion into Mexico to pursue Francisco “Pancho” Villa. This operation, known as the Mexican Expedition or the Punitive Expedition, was led by General John J.…
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On March 15, 1783, in a small meeting hall in Newburgh, New York, General George Washington delivered one of the most consequential speeches in American history. With the Revolutionary War effectively won but the new nation still fragile, Washington confronted a crisis that threatened…
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On March 15, 1917 it was all over in Russia as Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne, marking the end of the 304-year reign of the Romanov dynasty. His resignation was the culmination of years of mounting political instability, social unrest, and…
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Beware of the ides of March, for on that fateful day in 44 BC, one of the most notorious assassinations in history unfolded, forever altering the course of ancient Rome. Julius Caesar, the formidable dictator who had risen to unprecedented power, was betrayed by…
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On March 14, 1900, President William McKinley signed the Gold Standard Act, ending one of the fiercest monetary fights in American history and formally placing the nation’s currency on the gold standard. The law did not invent America’s attachment to gold out of thin…
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On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney, a young inventor from Massachusetts, impacted the landscape of American agriculture, industry, and the proliferation of slavery in the United States with his patent for the cotton gin. Born in 1765, Whitney had exhibited a knack for engineering…
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On March 14, 1967, President John F. Kennedy’s remains were reinterred at their permanent resting place in Arlington National Cemetery in a meticulously planned and solemn ceremony. This event took place more than three years after his assassination in Dallas, Texas, on November 22,…
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On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump stood in the Rose Garden and announced a step rarely taken in American history: the formal declaration of a national emergency in response to the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic. What had begun months earlier as a mysterious…
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