On This Day March 19th

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March 19th is the Seventy-eighth Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 287 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire.[1]

1284 – The Statute of Rhuddlan incorporates the Principality of Wales into England.

1563 – The Edict of Amboise is signed, ending the first phase of the French Wars of Religion and granting certain freedoms to the Huguenots.

1687 – Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his men.

1831 – The first documented bank heist in U.S. history was when burglars stole $245,000 (1831 values) from the City Bank (now Citibank) on Wall Street. Most of the money was recovered.

1863 – The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines, and merchandise, then valued at over $1,000,000.

1895 – Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.

1918 – The U.S. Congress established time zones and approved daylight saving time.

1932 – The Sydney Harbor Bridge is opened.

1965 – The wreck of the SS Georgiana, valued at over $50,000,000 and said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is discovered by teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence, exactly 102 years after its destruction.

1979 – The United States House of Representatives began broadcasting its business via the cable television network C-SPAN.

2008 – GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.

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Birthdays

1661 – Francesco Gasparini, Italian composer, and educator (d. 1727)

1748 – Elias Hicks, American farmer, minister, and theologian (d. 1830)

1813 – David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and explorer (d. 1873)

1848 – Wyatt Earp, an American police officer (d. 1929)

1891 – Earl Warren, American lieutenant, jurist, and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1974)

1894 – Moms Mabley, American comedian and singer (d. 1975)

1937 – Clarence "Frogman" Henry, American singer-songwriter and pianist

1955 – Bruce Willis, German-American actor and producer

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Holidays And Observance

National Agriculture Day

National Ag Day is an annual event organized by the Agriculture Council of America. The event aims to celebrate and recognize the efforts of those involved in agriculture while promoting awareness of their contributions among the public.

Agriculture is often taken for granted, but it plays a critical role in society by providing us with the food and fiber we need to survive. National Ag Day allows producers, agriculture organizations, universities, corporations, and government departments to come together and acknowledge the importance of agriculture.

The Agriculture Council of America founded National Ag Day in 1973, and it has been celebrated annually since 1979. Over the years, the event has helped raise awareness of agriculture's vital role in our lives. It is essential for everyone to understand how their food and other agricultural products are produced and to recognize the many career opportunities available in this field.

 

 

Others Include.

Certified Nurses Day

Client's Day

International Clients Day

Let's Laugh Day

National Agriculture Day

National Chocolate Caramel Day

National Poultry Day

Operation Iraqi Freedom Day

Ostara

Proposal Day

Saint Joseph's Day

Snowman Burning Day

Spring Equinox

Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day

World Social Work Day

World Storytelling Day 

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