On This Day in History for March 1
Events in History
- 752 BC Romulus, first king of Rome, celebrates the first Roman triumph after his victory over the Caeninenses, following the Rape of the Sabine Women
- 86 BC Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army, enters Athens, removing the tyrant Aristion who was supported by troops of Mithridates VI of Pontus
- 293 Roman emperor Maximianus introduces tetrarchy (rule of four people) elevating Galerius and Constantius Chlorus to Caesar
- 317 Crispus and Constantine II, sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I, and Licinius the younger, son of Emperor Licinius, raised to rank of Caesar
- 492 Gelasius I elected Catholic Pope; in office until his death in 496
- 492 St Felix III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 705 John VII begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 743 The Roman Council at Estinnes decrees that Christian slaves may not be owned by Jews, fearing that the slaves may convert to Judaism
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Archer John Porter Martin
Yitzhak RabinWeddings in History
- 1434 Jacqueline, Countess of Haintaut formally marries Frank van Borssele 2 years after first secretly marrying him
- 1827 Father of U.S. History George Bancroft (26) weds first wife Sarah Dwight
- 1947 Rocket engineer Wernher von Braun (34) weds Maria Luise von Quistorp (18) at a Lutheran church in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
More Weddings in History
Leopold II
Francisco Solano López
Edwin Land
Jack WelchMarch in History
Castle Bravo Nuclear Test
The explosion from Castle Bravo over Bikini Atoll in 1954
March 1, 1954
Battle of Cerro Corá
Death of Francisco Solano López by the River Aquidabán, during the Battle of Cerro Corá
March 1, 1870
Emancipation of the Serfs
Peasants Reading the Emancipation Manifesto, an 1873 painting by Grigory Myasoyedov
March 3, 1861
Woman Suffrage Procession
Inez Milholland at the head of the Woman Suffrage Procession through Washington, DC
March 3, 1913