By Day: Historical Events on March 1st

Roman Emperors Constantine the Great and Licinius issue the Edict of Milan, granting religious tolerance in the Roman Empire.

The Second Crusade: Bernard of Clairvaux preaches in favour of a crusade at Vézelay.

Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade: Crusaders breach the walls and take control of the city.

Scottish National Covenant is signed, opposing Charles I's religious policies.

Salem witch trials: Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba are accused of witchcraft in Salem Village, Massachusetts.

The Articles of Confederation came into force after being ratified by all 13 states.

French Revolutionary War: France declares war on Great Britain and the Netherlands.

Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais.

Ohio is admitted into the United States Union as the 17th State.

Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French.

Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for publishing "The Necessity of Atheism."

Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba and begins his "Hundred Days" rule.

U.S. President John Tyler signs a resolution to annex the Republic of Texas.

Nebraska is admitted into the United States Union as the thirty seven State.

Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity.

Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the 20-month-old son of the famous aviator and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the nursery on the second floor of the Lindbergh home near Hopewell, New Jersey. More

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