Monthly Archives: March 2019

March 11, 1986

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Joel Byers

March 11, 1986, marked the 1 millionth day since the founding of Rome which happened on approximately April 21, 753 BC. If Rome survives another million days, that observance would take place on February 6, 4724 CE. At that time we’ll either have spaceflight and be exploring other solar systems or we’ll be reduced to … Continue reading →

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March 10, 1876

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 10, 1876, the first telephone call was between Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant. It was recorded that Mr. Bell said, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” The lesser known second call was also between Mr. Bell and Mr. Watson and it went like this.   “Ahoy Hoy!” “Ahoy Hoy … Continue reading →

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March 9, 1995

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 9, 1995, the Canadian Navy arrested the Spanish Trawler, the ‘Estai’, for illegally fishing off the coast of Newfoundland. The Captain of the Estai originally thought that it was a joke, as the Canadians were purported to be polite, but when the Canadian warships fired four 50mm warning shots across his bow, he … Continue reading →

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March 8, 1894

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 8, 1894, the first dog license law was enacted in the state of New York. This was a tiered statute, with different types of licensing for the various classes of dogs. Small dogs, such as a terrier were a Class A, medium dogs like beagles were a Class B, and large dogs like … Continue reading →

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March 7, 1912

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 7, 1912, famed Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen announced the discovery of the South Pole. The exploration team and Roald all documented how the wind on this day seemed to whisper tekeli-li over and over. His family and friends said that he was never the same upon his return. He developed a strange fascination … Continue reading →

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March 6, 1665

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 6, 1665, Henry Oldenburg, the first Secretary of the Royal Society, published the first issue of ‘Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society’, the world’s longest-running scientific journal. Young Mary Billington was the first centerfold and her turn-offs consisted of The Plague, beer with arsenic in it, and Tad Thaddeus, the baker’s son, who … Continue reading →

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March 5, 1616

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 5, 1616, the Catholic Church added another book of science to the Index of Forbidden Books. Nicolaus Copernicus’s book, ‘On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres’ was added 73 years after it was first published. The Index of Forbidden Books was a real thing and it wasn’t abolished until June 14, 1966 by … Continue reading →

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March 4, 1922

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 4, 1922, the first vampire film premiered at the Berlin Zoological Garden, in Berlin, Germany. The film, Nosferatu, was directed by F.W. Murnau and starred Max Shreck, as Count Orlok, the Nosferatu. This was not your sparkly, forever teenaged moody vampire. It wasn’t even your evil-eyed Western European neck-biter as played by Bela … Continue reading →

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March 3, 1801

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 3rd, 1801, David Emmanuel took office as the elected Governor of the state of Georgia. There has been the reoccurring rumor that he and his family were Jewish, and that would have made him the first Jewish governor in the United States. This was based upon hearsay and the preponderance of Old Testament … Continue reading →

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March 2, 1789

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 2, 1789, Pennsylvania ended its ban on theatrical performances, along with other forms of expensive entertainment. It appears that the Quakers of Pennsylvania were as tight-assed and unloving of fun as the Puritans of Massachusetts were. In 1774 the first Continental Congress banned all the theatre as well as ‘other expensive diversions and … Continue reading →

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