This Day in History - March 13, 2026

0:00Welcome to this day in history. It's March 13th, and on this day in 1881, Tsar Alexander II, who had been ruling Russia since 1855, was killed in the streets of St. Petersburg by a bomb thrown by a member of the revolutionary group called The People's Will. Organized in 1879, The People's Will used terrorism and assassination in their efforts to overthrow Russia's zarist autocracy. Alexander II's assassins were arrested and hanged, and the group was thoroughly suppressed. Surprising fact? Ironically, on the very day he was killed, Alexander II approved a proposal that would have created two legislative commissions made up of indirectly elected representatives. So on this day in history, in 1781, Uranus was discovered. In 1942, the U.S. Army launched the Canine Corps, and in 2020, Breonna Taylor was killed

1:06by police during a botched raid. That's all for today. Come back tomorrow to learn a little bit more about the world around you, be kind to yourself and others, and enjoy the rest of your day.