The opera Faust premiered. The first college basketball game was played. And a landmark in the history of homeschooling took place.
It all happened the week of March 18 – and it’s all discussed on this week’s edition of Providential History.
March 18
William Henry Monk, soccer, John Cawood.
March 19
Faust, the first college basketball game, homeschooling landmark, electric razors.
March 20
Michael Jackson, Libby Riddles, Pop Art, David Brainerd.
March 21
Bach, Cricket, Scopes Trial, Thomas Cranmer.
March 22
Grapes of Wrath, Tara Lipinski, space record, postal service, Jonathan Edwards
March 23
Dean Paul Martin, Nazi German gymnast, Lewis and Clark, Gregory the Illuminator.
March 24
Johnny Maestro, 18-year-old sports star retires, tuberculosis.