🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Sunday, March 15. We're checking out a bunch of topics today, like the assassination of Julius Caesar, Columbus's first trip, Van Gogh's first big exhibit, The Godfather, Greta Thunberg, and a whole lot more — all quick, to the point, and totally insightful.
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🚀 Time Machine
-44 BC
Brutus, Cassius, and 60 conspirators stabbed Julius Caesar to death on the Ides of March in Rome.
-221
The Chinese warlord Liu Bei declares himself Emperor of Shu-Han, claiming legitimate succession to the Han Dynasty.
-1493
After his first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain.
-1783
George Washington urges his officers to oppose the Newburgh Conspiracy in an emotional speech, averting a coup.
-1820
Maine was admitted as the 23rd state due to the Missouri Compromise between the North and South.
-1901
Vincent van Gogh's first retrospective featuring 71 bold and expressive paintings is on display at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery in Paris.
-1917
Last Russian Tsar Nicholas II abdicates and nominates his brother Michael to succeed him.
-1939
Hitler’s forces invaded Czechoslovakia, highlighting the futility of the Munich Pact to stop Germany’s imperial ambitions.
-1972
"The Godfather," directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, premieres in NYC. (Academy Award for Best Picture 1973)
-2019
Students around the world are taking part in climate change strikes, inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg.
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📸 Snapshot
Here's the last picture of the Titanic leaving Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland, on its voyage to New York, April 12, 1912.
🗨️ Last Words
“It is stuffy, sticky, and rainy here at present – but forecasts are more favourable.”