| Thursday, March 5 On this day in History: (stolen from the History Channel) 1623 - The first temperance law in the colonies was enacted in Virginia. It's a good thing those colonists weren't at the bowling alley on Strike Day. 1775 - Five American colonists were killed today by British troops during the Boston Massacre. 1821 - James Monroe became the first President of the United States to be inaugurated on March 5th. Do you want to know the reason? The usual inauguration date of March 4th fell on a Sunday that year and a President cannot be inaugurated on the Sabbath. It's still the law, even though the Inauguration Day was officially set back to January 20th (Sundays are not included). 1836 - Samuel Colt manufactured the first pistol - a .34-caliber "Texas" model. 1953 - After 29 years in power, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin died at the age of 73. For some reason, I've always been extra busy on
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