Casey Jones
Casey Jones was born on the 14th of March, 1864. I used to love watching the TV series Casey Jones when I was young. IMDB tells me the series comprised 32 episodes and ran from 8th October 1957 to 5th May 1958 and starred Alan Hale Jr. as Casey. I must have watched...
Quo Graviora
On the 13th of March, 1826, Pope Leo XII published the apostolic constitution Quo Gravioria in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics becoming Freemasons. My father was a Freemason so this caught my attention today. Quo Graviora (which is more serious?) was one...
Belisarius
On the 12th of March, 538CE, the Byzantine general Belisarius forced Vitiges king of the Ostrogoths to end his siege of Rome and retreat to Ravenna. Flavius Belisarius (c. 500–565 CE) was the most brilliant general of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and one of the...
The Daily Courant
The Daily Courant, first published on the 11th of March, 1702, was Britain’s first daily newspaper. Though modest in size and presentation, this single-sheet publication marked a significant turning point in the evolution of news, journalism, and public information in...
Battle of Aegates
On the 10th of March, 241 B.C. the Battle of Aegates was fought, and won by the Romans, bringing the First Punic War, between Rome and Carthage, to a close after nearly twenty-three years of exhausting conflict. Taking place off the western coast of Sicily near the...
The Wealth of Nations
On the 9th of March, 1776, Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations. Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, is one of the most influential works in the history of economics and political thought. Often...
Iceland
On the 8th of March, 1844, the Althing, Iceland’s parliament, reopened after 45 years of closure. Judging by AI’s painting it seems to be a bit of an open-air affair. Hardy people the Icelanders, clearly. Wikipedia tells me that it is the oldest surviving parliament...
Telephone
On the 7th of March, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for his invention of the telephone. I haven’t always been a great fan of the telephone. I remember when I was a child, and my father was in hospital, answering the phone to be told that my father...
Treaty of Paris
On the 6th of March, 1323, the Treaty of Paris was signed. Paris is quite an important city, so as you might expect there have been dozens of treaties of Paris. I’ll just deal with the one signed on this day in 1323. It deals with Flanders, and whilst Flanders evokes...
Casey Jones
Casey Jones was born on the 14th of March, 1864. I used to love watching the TV series Casey Jones when I was young. IMDB tells me the series comprised 32 episodes and ran from 8th October 1957 to 5th May 1958 and starred Alan Hale Jr. as Casey. I must have watched...
Quo Graviora
On the 13th of March, 1826, Pope Leo XII published the apostolic constitution Quo Gravioria in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics becoming Freemasons. My father was a Freemason so this caught my attention today. Quo Graviora (which is more serious?) was one...
Belisarius
On the 12th of March, 538CE, the Byzantine general Belisarius forced Vitiges king of the Ostrogoths to end his siege of Rome and retreat to Ravenna. Flavius Belisarius (c. 500–565 CE) was the most brilliant general of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and one of the...
The Daily Courant
The Daily Courant, first published on the 11th of March, 1702, was Britain’s first daily newspaper. Though modest in size and presentation, this single-sheet publication marked a significant turning point in the evolution of news, journalism, and public information in...
Battle of Aegates
On the 10th of March, 241 B.C. the Battle of Aegates was fought, and won by the Romans, bringing the First Punic War, between Rome and Carthage, to a close after nearly twenty-three years of exhausting conflict. Taking place off the western coast of Sicily near the...
The Wealth of Nations
On the 9th of March, 1776, Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations. Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, is one of the most influential works in the history of economics and political thought. Often...
Iceland
On the 8th of March, 1844, the Althing, Iceland’s parliament, reopened after 45 years of closure. Judging by AI’s painting it seems to be a bit of an open-air affair. Hardy people the Icelanders, clearly. Wikipedia tells me that it is the oldest surviving parliament...
Telephone
On the 7th of March, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for his invention of the telephone. I haven’t always been a great fan of the telephone. I remember when I was a child, and my father was in hospital, answering the phone to be told that my father...
Treaty of Paris
On the 6th of March, 1323, the Treaty of Paris was signed. Paris is quite an important city, so as you might expect there have been dozens of treaties of Paris. I’ll just deal with the one signed on this day in 1323. It deals with Flanders, and whilst Flanders evokes...