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March 6

3 sourced moments from March 6 in history: Michelangelo Was Born (1475); The first scientific journal began on 6 March 1665; and The Battle of the Alamo fell after a 13-day siege (1836).

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3 things happened on March 6

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1836 History · War & Conflict

The Battle of the Alamo fell after a 13-day siege

Before dawn on March 6, 1836, Mexican columns stormed a crumbling Texas mission and turned a defeat into a rallying cry.

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1665 Science · The Scientific Method

The first scientific journal began on 6 March 1665

Philosophical Transactions began as one unpaid secretary's side venture in 1665 — and the Royal Society didn't formally own it for 87 years.

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1475 Culture & Arts · Art

Michelangelo Was Born

On a March morning in a small Tuscan hill town, the Renaissance gained the sculptor who would carve the David and paint the Sistine ceiling.

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