On This Day - March 31st

Featured Event:

Eiffel Tower inaugurated (1889) 🗼

The 300-metre Eiffel Tower was officially inaugurated in Paris this day in 1889.

Other Events:

1814: Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris 🇫🇷

1879: Thomas Peterson-Mundy of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, became the first African American to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 🗳️

1918: Clocks in the United States were set one hour ahead as Daylight Saving Time went into operation for the first time. 🕛

1968: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson ended a televised speech about the Vietnam War by announcing that he would not seek reelection, stunning viewers. 🇺🇸

Holidays:

Cesar Chavez Day 🇺🇸

Freedom Day 🇲🇹

International Transgender Day of Visibility 🌍

Transfer Day 🇻🇮

Featured Birthdays:

1596: René Descartes 🇫🇷 (Philosopher)

1685: Johann Sebastian Bach 🇩🇪 (Composer)

1948: Al Gore 🇺🇸 (Politician)

1955: Angus Young 🇬🇧 (AC/DC Guitarist)

Featured Deaths:

1727: Isaac Newton 🇬🇧 (Physicist)

1913: J.P. Morgan 🇺🇸 (Financier)

1980: Jesse Owens 🇺🇸 (Athlete)