Death of Ida B. Wells
On March 25, 1931, Civil Rights leader, journalist, and suffragette Ida B. Wells died at the age of 68.
American History
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Publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
On March 20, 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was first published in America.
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Formation of Tuskegee Airmen
On March 19, 1941, the War Department ordered the creation of the the 99th Pursuit Squadron, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
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National Gallery of Art Opens
On March 17, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt presided over the opening of the National Gallery of Art.
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Maine Admitted to the Union
On March 15, 1820, Maine became America’s 23rd state.
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Death of William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was born September 15, 1857, near Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont was admitted to the Union.
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Ohio and Nebraska Join the Union
Ohio became a state on March 1, 1803, and Nebraska joined the union 64 years later on the same day.
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Hattie McDaniel’s Academy Award Win
On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award.
