Friday, 6 March 2020

ON THIS DAY MARCH 6th



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

1899 "Aspirin" (acetylsalicylic acid) patented by Felix Hoffmann at German company Bayer

1964 Boxing legend Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and changes his name to "Muhammad Ali", calling his former title a "slave name".

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