1. THE HISTORY PLACE

2. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY

3. MARCH

March 14

Birthday – Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was born in Ulm, Germany. His theory of relativity led to new ways of thinking about time, space, matter and energy. He received a Nobel Prize in 1921 and emigrated to the U.S. in 1933 where he was an outspoken critic of Nazi Germany. Believing the Nazis might develop an atomic bomb, he warned President Roosevelt and urged the development of the U.S. Atomic bomb.

Birthday – The first female dentist, Lucy Hobbs (1833-1910), was born in New York state. She received her degree in 1866 from the Ohio College of Dental Surgery and was a women’s rights advocate.

March 17

March 17th – Celebrated as Saint Patrick’s Day commemorating the patron saint of Ireland.

March 17, 1776 – Early in the American Revolutionary War the British completed their evacuation of Boston following a successful siege conducted by patriots. The event is still commemorated in Boston as Evacuation Day.

Birthday – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roger B. Taney (1777-1864) was born in Calvert County, Maryland. He became the 5th Chief Justice in 1836, and is best known for the Dred Scott decision.