Death of Ida B. Wells
On March 25, 1931, Civil Rights leader, journalist, and suffragette Ida B. Wells died at the age of 68.
On March 25, 1931, Civil Rights leader, journalist, and suffragette Ida B. Wells died at the age of 68.
On March 15, 1820, Maine became America’s 23rd state.
William Howard Taft was born September 15, 1857, near Cincinnati, Ohio.
On March 4, 1791, Vermont was admitted to the Union.
Ohio became a state on March 1, 1803, and Nebraska joined the union 64 years later on the same day.
On January 17, 1903, the National Forest Service established Luquillo Forest Reserve (today known as El Yunque National Forest) in Puerto Rico.
On January 1, 1863, Daniel Freeman filed the first land claim under the Homestead Act.
On December 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was finalized with a ceremony in New Orleans. It doubled the size of the United States at a cost of less than 3¢ per acre.
On December 3, 1818, President James Monroe signed legislation admitting the state of Illinois to the Union.