On This Day April 1

On April 1, 1974 a local prankster Oliver "Porky" Bickar took 70 tires to the top of Mt. Edgecumbe, a volcano located at the southern end of Kruzof Island, Alaska. and lit them on fire. The locals thought the 400-year dormant volcano was erupting and a helicopter was sent up to check it out. When the helicopter arrived, the pilot found the words "APRIL FOOL" spray painted on the snow.

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On This Day March 31

In 1886 the French government held a competition to design an “iron tower” to be erected at the entrance to the exhibition on the Champ-de-Mars, partly to create an impressive experience for visitors. One hundred and seven plans were submitted, and the winner was one by the engineer Gustav Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower, which took two years to build, opened to the public on March 31, 1889.

Eiffel Tower in 1888.

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On This Day March 30

Built by the old Pennsylvania Railroad, the Rockville Bridge in Harrisburg opened on March 30, 1902. It is the longest longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct in the world. The bridge is considered an icon of railroad engineering—it is 3,820 feet long, composed of 220,000 tons of stone, and took 800 laborers two years to build.

Rockville Bridge By Don Kasak from St. Louis, MO, US 

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On This Day March 29

The Terracotta Army at the tomb of Qin Shi Huang Emperor of China contains numerous life-like soldiers and horses. The vast collection of terracotta statues, depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, was discovered by a group of farmers in Shaanxi province, China, on March 29, 1974. It is estimated that the three pits containing the statutes held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses. The tomb area covers about 38 square miles.

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Hall 1. By Zossolino 

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On This Day March 28

French aviator Henri Fabre became the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion. He successfully took off from a water runway near Martigues, France on March 28, 1910 and flew the plane for a distance of about half a kilometer (a third of a mile). Remarkably, Fabre had no flying experience before that day.

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On This Day March 27

In April 1632 Charles I of England granted a charter for the territory between Pennsylvania and Virginia About 250 set off for this new haven from Cowes on the Isle of Wight. They arrived in the new colony on March 27, 1634. The settlers made their first permanent settlement at St. Mary's City in what is now St. Mary's County. The new "Maryland Colony" was named in honor of Charles I's Catholic queen Henrietta Maria.

The Founding of Maryland, 1634. 

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On This Day March 26

Dr. Jonas Salk, the associate professor of bacteriology and head of the Virus Research Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine began working on the polio vaccine in 1948.After several years of research, which involved controversially injecting children with test versions, Dr. Jonas Salk announced on a national radio show on March 26, 1953, that he had successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis on a small group of adults and children..

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On This Day March 25

The city of Venice was originally populated by refugees from mainland cities sacked by the Huns. According to legend, it was founded exactly at the stroke of noon with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo at the islet of Rialto on March 25, 421 (the Feast of the Annunciation).

Venice By Didier Descouens 

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