This Day In History

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March 14th

1743
The first town meeting was held in Boston, Massachusetts, at Faneuil Hall.

1794
The cotton gin was patented by Eli Whitney.

1883
Political philosopher Karl Marx died at age 64.

1889
German Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his "Navigable Balloon"

1939
The Republic of Czechoslovakia was dissolved, soon to be occupied by the Nazis.

1950
The FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list made its debut.

1958
Perry Como's single "Catch a Falling Star" became the first RIAA gold record.

1964
Jack Ruby was found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy.

1990
The Soviet Congress voted Mikhail Gorbachev into the newly-created and powerful position of president.

2009
The first Cigar Asylum HERF in Albany, New York was held at Habana Premium Cigar Shoppe.

Birthdays
76 Michael Caine Actor
76 Quincy Jones Record producer
70 Raymond J. Barry Actor
68 Wolfgang Petersen Director
64 Walt Parazaider Rock musician (Chicago)
63 Steve Kanaly Actor
61 Billy Crystal Actor, comedian
58 Jerry Greenfield Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
55 Adrian Zmed Actor
50 Tamara Tunie Actress ("Law & Order: SVU")
48 Penny Johnson Jerald Actress
43 Gary Anthony Williams Actor
41 Megan Follows Actress
30 Jake Fogelnest Actor
30 Chris Klein Actor ("American Pie" movies)
27 Kate Maberly Actress
26 Taylor Hanson Rock singer, musician (Hanson)
23 Jamie Bell Actor
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76 Albert Einstein 3/14/1879 - 4/18/1955 German-American Nobel Prize-winning physicist
86 Lee Petty 3/14/1914 - 4/5/2000 American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s.
45 Kirby Puckett 3/14/1960 - 3/6/2006 Hall of fame baseball player