On this day: March 6

The First Recorded Panic over Ritual Murder: Gloucester, England, March 6, 1891

On March 6, 1891, a moral panic in Gloucester, England, erupted when allegations circulated that a local child had been abducted and murdered for ritualistic purposes—an early documented instance of the 'ritual murder' charge that would later fuel antisemitic and other conspiratorial campaigns across Europe.

How a 1904 'Haunting' Was Revealed as a Hoax

On March 6, 1904, a widely reported alleged haunting was publicly exposed as a staged event after investigators documented mechanical tricks and paid witnesses, marking one of the earliest well-documented cases of a manufactured paranormal spectacle.

Memorials Remember the Victims of the Hindenburg Disaster

On March 6, 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed while landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey; memorials at Lakehurst and elsewhere honor the 36 people who died and mark the end of the airship passenger era.

The First Talking Feature Premieres: The Jazz Singer Debuts (1927)

On March 6, 1927, Warner Bros. premiered The Jazz Singer in New York, marking the first widely distributed feature film with synchronized spoken dialogue and musical performances using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system.