The first undersea park in the United States is established - March 15th, 1960
Legendary train engineer Casey Jones is born - March 14th, 1863
Chester Greenwood patents the modern-day earmuff - March 13th, 1877
An Irish gunman attempts to assassinate a British prince - March 12th, 1868
The Ken doll is introduced to the Barbie toy line - March 11th, 1961
The U.S. Senate adopts the cloture rule - March 8th, 1917
Phyllis Diller makes her stand-up debut - March 7th, 1955
The Alamo falls to Santa Anna and the Mexican army - March 6th, 1836
The Hula-Hoop is patented - March 5th, 1963
Ernest Hemingway completes “The Old Man and the Sea” - March 4th, 1952
Swatch watches are introduced in Switzerland - March 1st, 1983
Scotland allegedly passes a Leap Day proposal law - February 29th, 1288
The Denver International Airport opens - February 28th, 1995
Italy appeals for help with the Leaning Tower of Pisa - February 27th, 1964
American singer and pianist Fats Domino is born - February 26th, 1928
Six Marines raise the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima - February 23rd, 1945
Zitkála-Šá born / Edward Payson Weston walks from Boston to Washington DC on a bet - February 22nd Flashback
Nintendo releases "The Legend of Zelda" in Japan - February 21st, 1986
Americans hold a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden - February 20th, 1939
The Georgia Literature Commission is established. - February 19th, 1953
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