March 15: • Ides of March occurred when Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. • Maine became the twenty-third state of the United States in 1820. • Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1869 became the first professional baseball team in the United States. Today Major League Baseball counts 30 teams, 29 in the United States and one in Canada. • Blood bank was created in 1937. Dr. Bernard Fantus, of Chicago’s Cook County Hospital, coined the term blood bank and then established the bank. • Today’s birthdays include Barbara Cohen, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Andrew Jackson (see attached image), and Ruth White. • Children could learn more about National Women’s History Month at: celebrateandlearn/
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:08:11 +0000
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