March 6

On this day, March 6, 1899, the Bayer Company trademarked aspirin.

The drug would become one of the most widely used medications in the world, shaping modern

pain management and health care.

Also on this day, in 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the Dred Scott decision.

Also on this day, in 1987, the fairy hurled a free enterprise capsized in the English channel,

killing 193 people.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a free enterprise capsized in the English channel, killing 193 people.