Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Discovery of Planet Uranus in 1781



The planet Uranus was discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1781. He discovered Uranus while surveying stars in the night sky using a telescope that he had built himself. Herschel noticed that one of these "stars" seemed different, and after observing it many more times, noticed that it orbited the sun.



 

Transfer Day (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Transfer Day is a public holiday in the U.S. Virgin Islands observed on March 31st. The holiday commemorates this day in 1917 when Denma...