Above painting: Louis Jean Francois - Mars and Venus an Allegory of Peace

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

March 21 thru March 28

 
 
What Happened This Week in History?
 
 
  • March 21, 1617- Pocahontas died while in England with her husband, John Rolfe
  • March 22, 1904- First color photo is published in the London Daily Illustrated Mirror
  • March 23, 1970- Mafia boss Carlo Gambino is arrested
  • March 24, 1898- First automobile is sold
  • March 25, 1916- Women are allowed to attend boxing match
  • March 26, 1986- Guns N' Roses was signed to Geffen Records
  • March 27, 2007- NFL owners voted to make instant replay a permanent officiating tool
  • March 28, 1797- Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine

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