March 6
March 6
Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott case
The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision on Sanford v. Dred Scott, a case that intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery. In 1834, Dred Scott, an enslaved…
A Year In History: 1857
This Year in History:
1857
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
September 11
September 11
120 emigrants murdered at the Mountain Meadows Massacre
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints (also known as Mormons), stoked by religious zeal and a deep resentment of decades of public abuse and federal interference,…
September 15
September 15
Future President William Taft born
William Howard Taft is born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15, 1857. Taft was born into a politically active family; his father had served as President Ulysses S. Grant’s secretary…
