Aviator Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son Charles Jr is kidnapped from his home in East Amwell, New Jersey. His body would not be found until May 12.

The kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was one of the most notorious crimes of the 20th century. The abduction occurred on the evening of March 1, 1932, from the Lindbergh family home in East Amwell, New Jersey.

Charles Lindbergh Sr. was an international celebrity at the time, having gained fame as the first person to complete a solo transatlantic flight in 1927. The Lindberghs’ wealth and prominence made their son a high-profile target for kidnapping.

On the night of the abduction, the Lindberghs discovered that their son was missing from his crib. A ransom note demanding $50,000 was found in the nursery, sparking a massive investigation and a nationwide manhunt.

Despite the ransom payment, the Lindberghs’ son was not returned. His body was discovered more than two months later, on May 12, 1932, in a wooded area near the family home. The cause of death was determined to be a severe skull fracture, likely sustained from a fall or a blow to the head.

The investigation into the kidnapping was one of the largest in U.S. history at the time. The case captivated the nation and led to the passage of the Federal Kidnapping Act, also known as the Lindbergh Law, which made kidnapping across state lines a federal offense. The law was enacted in response to concerns that the Lindbergh case highlighted gaps in jurisdiction and law enforcement coordination.

The investigation eventually led to the arrest and trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German immigrant and carpenter. Hauptmann was found in possession of some of the ransom money, and handwriting experts testified that he had written the ransom notes. Despite maintaining his innocence, Hauptmann was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair on April 3, 1936.

The Lindbergh kidnapping remains one of the most infamous crimes in American history, and it continues to capture the public’s imagination nearly a century later.

United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.

Texas became a state of the United States on December 29, 1845. Its path to statehood was a tumultuous one, marked by conflicts and controversies.

Texas was originally a territory of Mexico, but in 1836, the Texian army, led by General Sam Houston, defeated the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto and declared independence. Texas remained an independent republic for several years, but it soon became clear that the country could not survive economically without the support of a larger nation.

In 1845, Texas was annexed by the United States through a joint resolution of Congress. This was a controversial move, as it was opposed by many in both the North and the South. The Northern states were opposed to the annexation of Texas because they feared it would expand the power of slavery in the United States, while the Southern states were in favor of annexation because they believed it would give them more power in the federal government.

After the annexation was approved, Texas was admitted to the Union as the 28th state. This was a significant event in American history, as it marked the beginning of the expansion of the United States to the West and the eventual annexation of other territories, such as California, Oregon, and New Mexico.

Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.

Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.

Charles Lindbergh’s son is reportedly kidnapped.

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The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area and the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s third-most populous state. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named “Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea”, by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.

Founded in 1 March 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. Later, in 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court transferred itself from Portugal to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the chosen seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal, who subsequently, in 1815, under the leadership of her son, the Prince Regent, and future King João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algarves. Rio stayed the capital of the pluricontinental Lusitanian monarchy until 1822, when the War of Brazilian Independence began. This is one of the few instances in history that the capital of a colonising country officially shifted to a city in one of its colonies. Rio de Janeiro subsequently served as the capital of the independent monarchy, the Empire of Brazil, until 1889, and then the capital of a republican Brazil until 1960 when the capital was transferred to Brasília.

Rio de Janeiro has the second largest municipal GDP in the country, and 30th largest in the world in 2008, estimated at about R$343 billion. It is headquarters to Brazilian oil, mining, and telecommunications companies, including two of the country’s major corporations – Petrobras and Vale – and Latin America’s largest telemedia conglomerate, Grupo Globo. The home of many universities and institutes, it is the second-largest center of research and development in Brazil, accounting for 17% of national scientific output according to 2005 data. Despite the high perception of crime, the city has a lower incidence of crime than Northeast Brazil, but it is far more criminalized than the south region of Brazil, which is considered the safest in the country.

Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, Carnival, samba, bossa nova, and balneario beaches such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon. In addition to the beaches, some of the most famous landmarks include the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado mountain, named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World; Sugarloaf Mountain with its cable car; the Sambódromo, a permanent grandstand-lined parade avenue which is used during Carnival; and Maracanã Stadium, one of the world’s largest football stadiums. Rio de Janeiro was the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics, making the city the first South American and Portuguese-speaking city to ever host the events, and the third time the Olympics were held in a Southern Hemisphere city. The Maracanã Stadium held the finals of the 1950 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the XV Pan American Games.

The film, Titanic became the first to gross over $1 billion worldwide.

Throughout the years, the public opinion of James Cameron’s ‘Titanic‘ wavered. Some roll their eyes at the “pointless” love story and some find it to be the best movie ever. But this film without any doubt found a place in the history books.

On March 1st in 1998, the epic romantic drama became the first film to gross over $1 Billion worldwide. This was an outstanding feat at the time!

BoxOfficeMojo.com estimates that 128 million tickets were sold in the first run. Crazy to think some critics felt this was going to be a box-office bomb! Even critics who expected good things never saw what a behemoth ‘Titanic‘ would become. By the time it left theaters in October 1998, the film had a worldwide total of $1,843,201,268.

For 12 years, it was the highest grossing movie ever. The reign seemed unbeatable but James Cameron found a way to overcome his own monster. ‘Avatar‘, another Cameron film, knocked it off the top spot with an meteoric rise to over $2 Billion.

In April of 2012, ‘Titanic‘ was re-released in 3D. This made the film only the second to pass the $2 Billion worldwide mark so the history making didn’t stop in 1998.

What do you think of historic legacy James Cameron’s ‘Titanic‘ created?

Do you know a film fact that happened on March 1st? Let me know in the comments!

Fun March 1st facts are the births of famous directors Ron Howard in 1954 and Zack Snyder in 1966. Films ‘Tank Girl‘ and ‘The Jazz Singer‘ were released on March 1st.

The Australian Army is established.

The Ba’ath Party takes over power in Syria.