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1965: Attack on civil rights protesters in Selma, Alabama.On this day in 1965, state troopers used nightsticks and tear gas to attack American civil rights activists as they crossed a bridge in Selma, Alabama, during their march to the state capitol in Montgomery.More events on this day1987:American boxer Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight to acquire the World Boxing Association (WBA) championship belt when he defeated James Smith in 12 rounds. |
1876:Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone. |
1875:Composer Maurice Ravel was born in Ciboure, France. |
1850:U.S. Senator Daniel Webster spoke out in favour of the Compromise of 1850 (enacted in September), a series of moderate measures that addressed the question of slavery in U.S. territories. |
1792:English astronomer Sir John Herschel, a successor to his father, Sir William Herschel, in the field of stellar and nebular observation and discovery, was born. |
1644:Massachusetts established the first bicameral legislature in North America. |
161:Marcus Aurelius became emperor of Rome. |
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