Pandemics

This is my history of pandemics http://www.localhistories.org/plague.html

Uranus

On 13 March 1781 the great astronomer William Herschel discovered a new planet, the first to be discovered since Ancient Times. The planet was eventually named Uranus. 

Canberra

Happy birthday Canberra. The foundation stone of the Australian capital was laid on 12 March 1913. http://www.localhistories.org/canberra.html

Ancient Toilets

In the ancient world, people were capable of designing quite sophisticated toilets. Stone age farmers lived in a village at Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands (Scotland). Some of their stone huts had drains built under them and some houses had cubicles over the drains. They may have been inside toilets. https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-toilets/

Self Raising Flour

Henry Jones patented self-raising flour on 11 March 1845. It wasn't a very big invention but it made cooking easier so well done Henry. 

Plague

On 9 March 1562 Naples banned people from kissing in public to help stop the spread of the plague (they thought that was one way the plague spread). www.localhistories.org/plague.html 

Barbie

Barbie debuted at the American Toy Fair in New York on 9 March 1959. Read more in my history of toys.