WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019

Today is Wednesday, March 20, the 79th day of 2019. There are 286 days left in the year.

11571 — Spanish troops occupy Manila

1628 — Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen

1748 — English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize the U.S.

1866 — Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die

1885 — Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Saskatchewan

1918 — Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight saving time

1920 — U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for second time refusing to ratify League of Nations’ covenant (maintaining isolation policy)