Today is Saturday, March 6, the 66th day of 2004. There are 300 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On March 6, 1857, in its Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court held that Scott, a slave, could not sue for his freedom in federal court.
On this date:
In 1834, the city of York in Upper Canada was incorporated as Toronto.
In 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio fell to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege.
In 1853, Verdi’s opera “La Traviata” premiered in Venice, Italy.
In 1933, a nationwide bank holiday declared by President Franklin Roosevelt went into effect.
In 1935, retired Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. died in Washington.
In 1944, U.S. heavy bombers staged the first American raid on Berlin during World War II.
Source: GhanaWeb
