On this day
23 March 1801 -The Assassination of Paul I, Emperor of Russia
On March 23, 2021 by trappedinthe18thOn the 23rd March in 1801, a band of dismissed officers murdered Emperor Paul I at the palace of Saint Michael’s Castle. Some months before it was executed, a conspiracy was orginazed by Counts Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen, Nikita Petrovich Panin, and Admiral de Ribas, with the alleged support of the British ambassador in
On this day
4 March 1797 Inauguration of John Adams
On March 4, 2021 by trappedinthe18thOn this day in history: 4th March 1797 John Adams is inaugurated as the 2nd President of the United States
On this day
4 March 1789 The first Congress of the United States meets
On March 4, 2021 by trappedinthe18thThe first Congress of the United States meets in New York, putting the United States Constitution into effect.
Quote of the Day . The Golden Age of Piracy
“The Major was no Sailor”
On March 1, 2021 by trappedinthe18th“The Major [Stede Bonnet] was no Sailor as was said before, and therefore had been obliged to yield to many Things that were imposed on him, during their Undertaking, for want of a competent Knowledge in maritime Affairs; at length happening to fall in Company with another Pyrate, one Edward Teach, (who for his remarkable