Welcome to Today In History for Thursday, March 6, 2008.
Historical Events
Welcome to Today In History for Thursday, March 6, 2008.
1079 - Omar ibn Ibrahim al-Chajjam completes Jalali-calendar
1205 - Aken, [Philips van Zwaben], crowned Roman-Catholic German King
1323 - Treaty of Paris
1447 - Tommaso Parentucelli succeeds Pope Eugene IV as Nicolas V
1460 - Treaty of Alcacovas-Portugal gives Castile Canary Is for W Africa
1521 - Magellan discovers Guam
1579 - Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht
1590 - Earl Mauritius conquerors Breda “turfschip of Breda”
1628 - Emperor Ferdinand II delegates Restitutie-edict
1646 - Joseph Jenkes, MA, receives 1st colonial machine patent
1664 - King Louis XIV and Emperor of Brandenburg signs covenant
1665 - Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society starts publishing
1714 - Peace of Rastatt - French emperor Charles VI of Habsburg
1728 - Spain and England sign (1st) Convention of Pardo
1775 - 1st Negro Mason in US initiated, Boston
1799 - Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine
1808 - 1st college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard
1810 - Illinois passes 1st state vaccination legislation in US
1816 - Jews are expelled from Free city of Lubeck Germany
1831 - Vincenzo Bellini’s opera “La Sonnambula,” premieres in Milan
1831 - Edgar Allen Poe removed from West Point milt academy
1831 - Bellini’s opera “La Sonnambula,” premieres in Milan
1834 - Toronto incorporated with William Lyon Mackenzie as its 1st mayor
1836 - 3,000 Mexicans beat 182 Texans at the Alamo, after 13 day fight
1836 - HMS Beagle/Darwin reaches King George’s Sound, Australia
1838 - Franz Grillparzer’s “Weh dem, der Lugt,” premieres in Vienna
1851 - Dion Boucicault’s “Love in a Maze,” premieres in London
1853 - Giuseppe Verdi’s Opera “La Traviata,” premieres...
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 New York Times (blog) | Woods denies having HGH treatment Irish Times Woods also claimed that the knee injury, which forced him to undergo a fourth knee operation after his US Open win in 2008, was now healed – “it's explosive 2010 Master Favorites Tiger Woods returns to friendly reception as Masters week begins at Augusta John Huggan: Tiger Woods has Georgia on his mind |
 Globe and Mail | Notebook: Round 4, Shell Houston Open PGA Tour Is just the fourth player born in the United States among the last 12 Shell winners, joining 2001 champion Hal Sutton, 2003 winner Fred Couples and 2008 Houston champion Kim overcomes mental and physical obstacles Anthony Kim Wins PGA Shell Houston Open Adam Scott looks to the positives ahead of US Masters |
Poulter, Goosen round out Skins Game field Vancouver Sun 7 in the world golf rankings, and two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen of South Africa were named as the final two participants for the annual event. |
 AFP | Elusive Masters title never far from Els' mind AFP Els won the 2002 British Open and 1994 and 1997 US Open crowns and twice finished second at the Masters, one stroke behind Phil Mickelson in 2004 and three |
 Reuters | Shell Houston Open a fitting warm-up for Masters Dallas Morning News Sixteen players in the SHO field have won majors, including three of the last four – Angel Cabrera (Masters), Lucas Glover (US Open) and Southlake resident Shell Houston Open Showcases Eco-Friendly Golf Practices Both On and Off the Casey Hopes for Return to Winner's Circle in Houston Open Tip of the Day |
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