8 Unusual and Unique World-Changing Facts That Happened on March 18
By Michelle Carr Crowe, Silicon Valley real estate guide selling homes in San Jose
Are you an inquisitive person who enjoys learning? If you’ve read my blog, you know one of the pastimes I enjoy is discovering new facts and interesting pieces of history.
I like to share intriguing stories from our local newspaper the San Jose Mercury News, as well as my favorite print and online magazinesMental Floss, the National Geographic Society or Smithsonian Magazine. Other times I find articles or facts online at The History Place, Brainy History,orDates In History.These events for today’s blog post are primarily from Wikipedia.
While these interesting items are intriguing, they have nothing to do with my real estate business, helping people like you buy and sell homes in Silicon Valley, Calif. and beyond. I admit, they just add fun and fascination to life.
Here are today’s 8 Unusual and Unique World-Changing Facts That Happened on March 18. I hope you find them interesting.
8 Unusual and Unique World-Changing Facts That Happened on March 18
1314 – Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and the last Grand Master of the secret society of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.
1850 – American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.
1892 – Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; originally presented to amateur champions, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the top pro team since 1910, and since 1926, only to National Hockey League teams.
1942 – The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.
1959 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law allowing for Hawaiian statehood, which would become official on August 21.
1968 – Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
1990 – In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $300 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum inBoston, Massachusetts.
1992 – In a national referendum white South Africans vote overwhelmingly in favour of ending the racist policy of Apartheid.
Thank you for reading. You may want to read my blog at www.activerain.com/results for more fun facts on history, real estate, home, life and other topics. I hope you learned something new from reading about these 8 Unusual and Unique World-Changing Facts That Happened on March 18.
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