On This Day in History - April 1, 1873: The White Star steamer SS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 30, 1981: U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 29, 1847: Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 28, 1979: A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 27, 1943: World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 26, 1812: A political cartoon in the Boston-Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 25, 1776: American Revolutionary War – American Patriots conduct a Raid on Tybee Island, primarily seeking to capture runaway slaves who sought refuge with British forces stationed there. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 24, 1603: James VI of Scotland is proclaimed King James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 23, 1857: Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 22, 1312: Vox in excelso: Pope Clement V dissolves the Order of the Knights Templar. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 21, 1970: San Diego Comic-Con, the largest pop and culture festival in the world, hosts its inaugural event. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 18, 1766: American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 17, 1958: The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite, which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 16, 1968: Vietnam War: My Lai massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers are killed by American troops. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 13, 1964: Kitty Genovese is murdered in New York City, prompting research into the bystander effect due to the false story that neighbors witnessed the killing and did nothing to help her. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 12, 1933: Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats". #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 11, 1864: The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 10, 1949: Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 9, 1862: American Civil War: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (rebuilt from the engines and lower hull of the USS Merrimack) fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 7, 1826: Shrigley abduction: 15-year old Ellen Turner is abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a future figure in the establishment of colonies in South Australia and New Zealand. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 6, 1820: The Missouri Compromise is signed. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 5, 1616: Nicolaus Copernicus's book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 4, 1789: In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 3, 1875: The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 2, 1877: Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - March 1, 1954: Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - February 28, 2013: Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so voluntarily since Pope Gregory XII in 1415. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - February 26, 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from exile on the island of Elba. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - February 25, 1933: Launch of the USS Ranger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy. #EVHistoryDaily
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On This Day in History - February 24, 1868: Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate. #EVHistoryDaily
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