History for March 9

History for March 9 - On-This-Day.com
Amerigo Vespucci 1454, Mickey Spillane 1918 - Author, Yuri Gagarin 1934


Bobby Fischer 1943 - Chess player, Linda Fiorentino 1960 - Actress, Juliette Binoche 1964 - Actress


1832 - Abraham Lincoln announced that he would run for a political office for the first time. He was unsuccessful in his run for a seat in the Illinois state legislature.


1862 - During the U.S. Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia fought to a draw in a five-hour battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia.


1863 - General Ulysses Grant was appointed commander-in-chief of the Union forces.


1916 - Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico. 17 people were killed by the 1,500 horsemen.


1959 - Mattel introduced Barbie at the annual Toy Fair in New York.


1964 - Production began on the first Ford Mustang.


1975 - Work began on the Alaskan oil pipeline.


1977 - About a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims invaded three buildings in Washington, DC. They killed one person and took more than 130 hostages. The siege ended two days later.
1977?!!