Archive for March 3rd, 2024

WIN THE WAR WITH AN EXTRA HOUR

WWI Daylight Savings Time Promotional Poster 1918 by United Cigar Stores Co. : r/PropagandaPosters

WWI Daylight Savings Time Promotional
Poster 1918 by United Cigar Stores Co.

 Daylight Savings - Springs Lighthouse

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INVENTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1847

10 Things You May Not Know About Alexander Graham Bell - History Lists
Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922)

Bell was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor,
scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting
the first practical
telephone. He also co-founded the
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T)
in 1885.

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Bell at the opening of the long-distance line
from New York to Chicago in 1892.

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Melville House, the Bells’ first home in North America, now
a
National Historic Site of Canada.

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Bell statue by A. E. Cleeve Horne in front of the Bell
Telephone Building of Brantford,
Ontario.

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THE FIRST TIME WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1923

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The cover of the first issue of Time featuring Speaker
of the House
Joseph G. Cannon.

Time is an news magazine based in New York City. It
was published
weekly for nearly a century. Starting in
March 2020, it transitioned to every other week. It was
first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and
for many years it was run by its influential co-founder,
Henry Luce.

Henry Luce | Henry R. Luce and the Rise of the American News Media ...|
(April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967)

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CONGRESSIONAL ACT SIGNED ON THIS DAY

March 3,1931 United States Finally Gets a National Anthem - YouTube

President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional act
making
The Star-Spangled Banner the official national
anthem of the United States on t his day in 1931.

On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key composed the
lyrics
to “The Star-Spangled Banner” after witnessing
the massive overnight British bombardment of Fort
McHenry in
Maryland during the War of 1812. Key, an
American lawyer, watched the siege while under
detainment on a British ship and penned the famous
words after observing with awe that Fort McHenry’s
flag survived the 1,800-bomb assault.

The National Anthem

Portrait of Francis Scott Key, attributed to Joseph Wood, 1825
Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843)

FAMOUS POEM PENNED ON THIS DAY IN 1814 | PDX RETRO

Original Poem by Francis Scott Key

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