On This Day in History March 20, 2019

Historical Events 1602  United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) forms 1800  Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London 1815  Napoleon enters Paris after escape from Elba, begins 100-day rule 1890  German Emperor Wilhelm II fires chancellor Otto von Bismarck 1900  US Secretary of State John Hay announces that all nations to whom he sent notes calling for an 'open door' policy in China have essentially accepted his stand More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Carl Reiner 97th Birthday Fred Rogers (1928 - 2003) Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856 - 1915) Vaughn Meader (1936 - 2004) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths A. E. Douglass (1867 - 1962) Brendan Behan (1923 - 1964) More Famous Deaths