This Day In History

MedicCook · 03-20-2009, 10:36 PM

March 21st

1556
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, was burned at the stake as a heretic.

1804
The French civil code, the Code Napoleon, was officially put forth.

1871
Journalist Henry M. Stanley began his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

1963
Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay, a harsh maximum security jail which once housed gangster Al Capone, closed.

1965
Martin Luther King, Jr., led the start of a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

1980
On the TV show Dallas, J.R. Ewing was shot.

1994
Wayne Gretzky tied Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals.

Birthdays
78 Al Freeman Jr. Actor
65 Marie-Christine Barrault Actress
63 Timothy Dalton Actor
60 Eddie Money Rock singer
59 Roger Hodgson Rock musician (Supertramp)
58 Conrad Lozano Rock musician (Los Lobos)
51 Sabrina LeBeauf Actress ("The Cosby Show")
51 Gary Oldman Actor
47 Rosie O'Donnell Actress, comedian
47 Matthew Broderick Actor
41 Andrew Copeland Rock musician (Sister Hazel)
35 Laura Allen Actress
31 Kevin Federline Britney Spears ex-husband & baby daddy.
?? D_A Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? Sancho Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? doblemaduro Cigar Asylum Inmate

65 Johann S. Bach 3/21/1685 - 7/28/1750 German composer of the Baroque era
72 John D. III Rockefeller 3/21/1906 - 7/10/1978 American philanthropist

03-20-2009, 10:36 PM	#11
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: This Day In History March 21st 1556 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, was burned at the stake as a heretic. 1804 The French civil code, the Code Napoleon, was officially put forth. 1871 Journalist Henry M. Stanley began his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone. 1963 Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay, a harsh maximum security jail which once housed gangster Al Capone, closed. 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr., led the start of a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. 1980 On the TV show Dallas, J.R. Ewing was shot. 1994 Wayne Gretzky tied Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals. Birthdays 78 Al Freeman Jr. Actor 65 Marie-Christine Barrault Actress 63 Timothy Dalton Actor 60 Eddie Money Rock singer 59 Roger Hodgson Rock musician (Supertramp) 58 Conrad Lozano Rock musician (Los Lobos) 51 Sabrina LeBeauf Actress ("The Cosby Show") 51 Gary Oldman Actor 47 Rosie O'Donnell Actress, comedian 47 Matthew Broderick Actor 41 Andrew Copeland Rock musician (Sister Hazel) 35 Laura Allen Actress 31 Kevin Federline Britney Spears ex-husband & baby daddy. ?? D_A Cigar Asylum Inmate ?? Sancho Cigar Asylum Inmate ?? doblemaduro Cigar Asylum Inmate 65 Johann S. Bach 3/21/1685 - 7/28/1750 German composer of the Baroque era 72 John D. III Rockefeller 3/21/1906 - 7/10/1978 American philanthropist