On This Day in History March 6, 2023

Historical Events 1479  Treaty of Alcaçovas: Portugal gives the Canary Islands to Castile in exchange for claims in West Africa 1836  Battle of the Alamo: After 13 days of fighting 1,500-3,000 Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texan defenders, killing 182-257 Texans including William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett 1857  Dred Scott Decision: US Supreme Court rules Africans cannot be US citizens 1869  Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table of the elements to the Russian Chemical Society 1899  "Aspirin" (acetylsalicylic acid) patented by Felix Hoffmann at German company Bayer More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alan Davies 57th Birthday David Gilmour 77th Birthday Lou Costello 1906 - 1959 Michelangelo 1475 - 1564 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Georgia O’Keeffe 1887 - 1986 Gottlieb Daimler 1834 - 1900 More Famous Deaths March 6: Birdseye – the Father of Frozen Food Indigenous Canadians showed Clarence Birdseye how they preserved fish they had caught. Intrigued, he saw the possibilities and the frozen food industry was born. Read the Article