On March 18, 1852, in New York City, Henry Wells and William
G. Fargo join with several other investors to launch their
namesake business, today one of the world’s largest banks.
In July 1852, their company shipped its first loads of freight
from the East Coast to mining camps scattered around
northern California.
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chuck Berry died on this day in
history, March 18, 2017, at age 90.
Born as Charles Edward Anderson Berry on Oct. 18,
1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, Chuck Berry was exposed
to music through his parents and his church.
Susan La Flesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 – September 18, 1915)
On March 18, 1889, Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte became
the first Native American woman to graduate from medical
school. She was top of her class at the Woman’s Medical
College of Pennsylvania.
She campaigned for public health and for the formal, legal
allotment of land to members of the Omaha tribe.
La Flesche opened up the first privately funded hospital on
a reservation.
She intended to help anyone who needed it, white or Native.
On March 17, 461 A.D., Saint Patrick, Christian missionary,
bishop and apostle of Ireland, died at Saul, Downpatrick,
Ireland. Today he is honored with the annual holiday of St.
Patrick’s Day.
