First National Daylight Savings Time in the U.S.
On March 31, 1918, daylight savings time went into effect for the first time in the United States.
On March 31, 1918, daylight savings time went into effect for the first time in the United States.
Conductor Arturo Toscanini was born on March 25, 1867, in Parma, Italy.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
This Day in History marks the birth of accomplished American scientist Linus Pauling, who was born on February 28, 1901, in Portland, Oregon..
On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard his Friendship 7 capsule.
On February 16, 1945, the first of 7,000 American troops arrived at Corregidor, ready to retake the important Pacific outpost.
Newspaper editor and politician William Allen White was born on February 10, 1868, in Emporia, Kansas.
On February 9, 1943, the Allies claimed a major victory and marked the end of the Guadalcanal Campaign.
On February 8, 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was officially founded.