This Day in History

Devils Tower National Monument is celebrating its birthday today and, not only that; it's also celebrating the fact that it was the country's very first national monument.

Here are just some of the notable moments that happen in the world of sports on this day:

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1841 – The US Supreme Court rules that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally (More info) 1916 – Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1850 – Senator Daniel Webster gives his “Seventh of March” speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war (More info) 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the telephone (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar (More info) 1803 – In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1848 – Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish ‘The Communist Manifesto’ (More info) 1878 – The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, CT (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1587 – Mary Queen of Scots is executed on suspicion of having been involved in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I (More info) 1915 – D.W. Griffith’s controversial film ‘The Birth of a Nation’ premieres in Los Angeles (More info)