On March 19, 1918, the U.S. Congress established time zones and approved daylight saving time. Arguably the first is a classic example of beneficial legislation under the Constitution, and the second a classic over-step.
Two years later the U.S. Senate rejected, for the second time, the Treaty of Versailles.
March 19, 1979, was the first day the United States House of Representatives began broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C‑SPAN.
This day marks the 423rd anniversary of the birth of William Bradford, English settler in the New World, politician, and chronicler of his people’s struggles.