Calendar of Literary Facts
March 6...
1806: Elizabeth Barrett is born
1836: After a two-week siege, the Mexican Army overwhelms the fortified mission in southern Texas called the Alamo; all the defenders are killed, including William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett
1857: The Dred Scott decision is handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, finding that blacks are not American citizens and denying the power of Congress to restrict the spread of slavery
1885: Timothy Shay Arthur dies
1888: Louisa May Alcott dies
1928: Gabriel García Márquez is born
1950: Edgar Lee Masters dies
