March 6: Remember the Alamo!

March 6: Remember the Alamo!

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March 6: Remember the Alamo! On March 6, 1836, the Alamo fell to Mexican troops after a 13-day siege. All of the Texian defenders were killed including David “Davy” Crockett, James Bowie, and William B. Travis. “Remember the Alamo” became the...
March 9-10: Three Flags Day

March 9-10: Three Flags Day

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March 9-10: Three Flags Day Three Flags Day commemorates an 1804 event in St. Louis that finalized the 1803 Louisiana Purchase and thereby doubled the size of the United States. The Louisiana Purchase Treaty had been signed in in April of the previous year and...
March 10: “Mr. Watson, Come Here”

March 10: “Mr. Watson, Come Here”

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March 10: “Mr. Watson, Come Here” On this day in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call when he phoned his assistant, Mr. Watson. Two years later Thomas Edison improved the telephone by inventing a microphone capable of...
March 14: Pi Day

March 14: Pi Day

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March 14: Pi Day Pi Day is an annual celebration that falls on 3/14 each year. Three, one, and four are the first three significant digits of pi (3.14159…). But why stop with circles? Follow these links to thousands of math illustrations. You’ll be sure to find...
March 15: Julius Caesar

March 15: Julius Caesar

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March 15: “Beware the Ides of March!” On this day in the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated in Rome. Listen to the Lit2Go audio recording of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, read the text, and explore the many resources...