This Day In History

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March 26th

1892
Poet Walt Whitman died at age 72.


Birthdays

69 James Caan Actor


43 Michael Imperioli Actor ("The Sopranos", "Life on Mars")



79 Gordon Tiffault 3/26/1917 - 8/1/1996 WWII Vet, grandfather & best friend of MedicCook

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March 26th

1989
The first episode of "Quantum Leap" aired on NBC.

[potlimit]

That is... so... random

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Originally Posted by potlimit

That is... so... random

Not sure I follow ya....

[potlimit]

The quantum leap picture. I appreciate it, believe me, just random

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Originally Posted by potlimit

The quantum leap picture. I appreciate it, believe me, just random

Gotcha.....it had Bakula in it, and a cigar (even though it was Stockwell smoking), so it fit my very "loose" criteria.

[MedicCook]

I loved watching Quantum Leap when I was a kid.

[MedicCook]

March 27th

1513
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida.

1794
Congress authorizes the construction of six frigates, including the Constitution (Old Ironsides), for the U.S. Navy.

1866
President Andrew Johnson vetoed a civil rights bill which later became the 14th amendment.

1884
The first long-distance telephone call was made, between Boston and New York.

1917
The Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. hockey team to win the Stanley Cup.

1939
Oregon won the first NCAA men's basketball tournament with a 46-33 victory over Ohio State in Evanston, Ill.

1964
A 9.2 magnitude earthquake hit 80 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska, killing 117 and producing a 50-foot tsunami that traveled over 8,000 miles.

1977
Pan American and KLM Boeing 747s collided on a runway in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. The 542 people killed is the highest ever for an aviation disaster.

1998
The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Viagra, made by Pfizer, to fight male impotence.

2002
Comedian Milton Berle died at age 93.

2002
Actor, comedian & musician Dudley Moore died at age 66.

Birthdays
74 Julian Glover Actor
73 Jerry Lacy Actor
70 Cale Yarborough
69 Austin Pendleton Actor
67 Michael York Actor
59 Tony Banks Rock musician (Genesis)
57 Maria Schneider Actress
50 Andrew Farriss Rock musician (INXS)
46 Quentin Tarantino Director
45 Derrick McKenzie Rock musician (Jamiroquai)
42 Talisa Soto Actress
40 Pauley Perrette Actress
39 Brendan Hill Rock musician (Blues Traveler)
39 Elizabeth Mitchell Actress
39 Mariah Carey Singer
38 Nathan Fillion Actor ("Firefly")
36 UPNSMOKE Cigar Asylum Inmate
34 Fergie Singer (Black Eyed Peas)
26 Jokermann Cigar Asylum Inmate
25 Emily Ann Lloyd Actress
21 Brenda Song Actress
14 Taylor Atelian Actress ("According to Jim")
?? Zoomschwortz Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? Eric @ The Party Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? LeoM Cigar Asylum Inmate

70 Sir Henry Royce 3/27/1863 - 4/22/1933 English industrialist; a founder of Rolls-Royce Ltd.
50 Miller Huggins 3/27/1879 - 9/25/1929 Baseball Hall of Famer, nicknamed "Mighty Mite", was a baseball player and manager. He managed the powerhouse New York Yankee teams of the 1920s and won six American League pennants and three World Series championships.

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March 28th

1797
Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine.

1939
The Spanish Civil War ended.

1941
Novelist and critic Virginia Woolf drowned herself near her home in England at age 59.

1943
Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff died at age 70.

1969
Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, died in Washington, D.C., at age 78.

1979
Nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Birthdays
68 Charlie McCoy Country musician
66 Conchata Ferrell Actress
65 Ken Howard Actor ("The White Shadow")
61 Dianne Wiest Actress
54 Reba McEntire Country singer-actress
43 Salt Rapper (Salt-N-Pepa)
42 Tracey Needham Actress
41 Max Perlich Actor
40 Rodney Atkins Country singer
40 Vince Vaughn Actor
40 Brett Ratner Director ("Rush Hour" movies)
36 Ken L. Actor
33 Dave Keuning Rock musician (The Killers)
32 Annie Wersching Actress ("24")
28 Julia Stiles Actress
28 Edwar Ramírez Baseball player (New York Yankees)
27 Troop_lee Cigar Asylum Inmate

90 August Busch 3/28/1899 - 9/29/1989 American chairman of Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
67 Freddie Bartholomew 3/28/1924 - 1/23/1992 Irish-born American child actor
44 'Mr Perfect' Curt Hennig 3/28/1958 - 2/10/2003 Professional wrestler

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March 30th

240 BC
1st recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.

1822
Florida became a U.S. territory.

1842
Anesthesia was used for the first time in an operation.

1856
The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War.

1858
Hymen Lipman patents a pencil with an attached eraser.

1867
A treaty for the purchase of Alaska from Russia for the sum of 7.2 million, approximately two cents an acre, was submitted to the U.S. Senate.

1870
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race.

1870
Texas was readmitted to the Union.

1909
The Queensboro Bridge, linking the New York boroughs of Manhattan and Queens, opened.

1964
The game show Jeopardy debuted on television.

1981
President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley as he left a Washington hotel.

1986
Actor James Cagney died at age 86.

2002
The Queen Mother Elizabeth of England died at the age of 101.

Birthdays
83 Peter Marshall Game show host ("Hollywood Squares")
80 Richard Dysart Actor
79 John Astin Actor ("Addams Family")
72 Warren Beatty Actor
69 Jerry Lucas Basketball Hall of Famer
68 Graeme Edge Rock musician (The Moody Blues)
64 Eric Clapton Rock musician
61 Justin Deas Actor ("Guiding Light")
59 Robbie Coltrane Actor
52 Paul Reiser Actor, comedian ("Mad About You")
46 MC Hammer Rapper
45 Tracy Chapman Rock singer
45 Ian Ziering Actor
41 Celine Dion Singer
41 Donna D'Errico Actress and model
38 Mark Consuelos Actor
30 Norah Jones Rock singer, musician
?? 357 Cigar Asylum Inmate

37 Vincent van Gogh 3/30/1853 - 7/29/1890 Dutch Post-Impressionist painter
79 Arthur Herrington 3/30/1891 - 9/6/1970 American engineer and manufacturer; developed the World War II jeep
19 Secretariat (horse) 3/30/1970 - 10/4/1989 Triple Crown winner in 1973

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March 30th

1981
President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley as he left a Washington hotel.


1986
Actor James Cagney died at age 86.



Birthdays

79 John Astin Actor ("Addams Family")

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March 31st

1727
Sir Isaac Newton an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian and one of the most influential men in human history died at 84.

1850
John C. Calhoun the 7th Vice President of the United States died at age 68.

1889
The Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opened.

1917
The United States took possession of the Virgin Islands.

1918
Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States.

1943
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!" opened on Broadway.

1949
Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province.

1959
The Dalai Lama, fleeing Chinese repression of an uprising in Tibet, arrived at the Indian border and was granted political asylum.

1968
President Lyndon Johnson announced that he would not run for re-election.

1985
The first Wrestlemania, the biggest wrestling event from the WWE, performed in Maddison Sq Gardens in New York

1993
Brandon Bruce Lee son of Bruce Lee was accidental shot and killed during the filming of 'The Crow', he was 28.

1995
Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 23, is shot by the president of her fan club in Corpus Christi, Texas.

1995
Major League Baseball players agreed to end the sport’s longest strike in history after a judge ordered a preliminary injunction against team owners.

2005
Terry Schiavo died 13 days after her feeding tube was removed.

Birthdays
88 Peggy Rea Actress
82 William Daniels Actor
81 Gordie Howe Hockey Hall of Famer
75 Richard Chamberlain Actor
75 Shirley Jones Actress ("The Partridge Family")
67 Michael Savage Talk radio host and commentator
66 Christopher Walken Actor
64 Gabe Kaplan Actor, comedian ("Welcome Back Kotter")
61 Rhea Perlman Actress ("Cheers")
61 Al Gore Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner and self proclaimed inventor of the internet
59 Ed Marinaro Actor ("Hill Street Blues")
58 Cigargal Cigar Asylum Inmate
54 Angus Young Musician (AC/DC)
52 Marc McClure Actor
44 William McNamara Actor
40 Mystophales Cigar Asylum Inmate
38 Bob Crawford Country musician
38 Ewan McGregor Actor
29 Chien-Ming Wang Baseball player (New York Yankees)
20 Seanohue Cigar Asylum Inmate

65 Johann Sebastian Bach 3/31/1685 - 7/28/1750 German composer and organist
68 Jack Johnson 3/31/1878 - 6/10/1946 American boxer; heavyweight champion

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March 31st

1968
President Lyndon Johnson announced that he would not run for re-election.



Birthdays

81 Gordie Howe Hockey Hall of Famer


66 Christopher Walken Actor


61 Al Gore Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner and self proclaimed inventor of the internet

[Powers]

hahaha, love the bubble gum bush cigars

[MedicCook]

April 1st

1853
Cincinnati, Ohio, became the first U.S. city to pay its firefighters a regular salary.

1891
The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.

1918
Britain's Royal Air Force was established.

1924
Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch". However, he spends only nine months in jail, during which he writes the book Mein Kampf.

1945
American forces landed on Okinawa during World War II.

1960
The first U.S. weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched from Cape Canaveral.

1970
President Nixon signed a bill into law banning cigarette ads from radio and television.

1976
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer.

1984
Singer Marvin Gaye, 44, was shot to death by his father.

1996
Baseball umpire John McSherry died after collapsing during a game between the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.

2003
Pvt. Jessica Lynch was rescued by U.S. commandos in a raid on an Iraqi hospital.

Birthdays
81 Jane Powell Actress
79 Grace Lee Whitney Actress, singer
78 Ken Reardon Hall of Fame hockey player
71 Ali MacGraw Actress
70 Rudolph Isley R&B singer (The Isley Brothers)
70 Phil Niekro Baseball Hall of Famer
57 Annette O'Toole Actress
50 CBI_2 Cigar Asylum Inmate
41 Woody Lee Country singer
38 Method Man Rapper
36 Joe Francis Adult video producer ('Girls Gone Wild')
34 UPHOTO Cigar Asylum Inmate
33 David Oyelowo Actor
32 dentonparrots Cigar Asylum Inmate
29 Bijou Phillips Singer, actress
29 Randy Orton Professional wrestler
27 Sam Huntington Actor
25 Hillary Scott Country singer (Lady Antebellum)
24 Josh Zuckerman Actor
?? Mark C Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? tenbaseg Cigar Asylum Inmate

69 Sergey Rachmaninoff 4/1/1873 - 3/28/1943 Russian composer and piano virtuoso

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April 1st

1891
The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.

As his power and wealth increased, Al Capone became a Chicago celebrity. Here, he enjoys a front-row seat – and a visit with the Cubs' Gabby Hartnett – at a Wrigley Field charity game. Seated to Capone's right smoking a cigar is Roland Libonati, a state representative.
1970
President Nixon signed a bill into law banning cigarette ads from radio and television.

Washington: President Nixon looks on as President Tito of Yugoslavia lights up a cigar during their meeting in Nixon's office October 28th.

Birthdays

38 Method Man Rapper

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April 2nd

1513
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida.

1792
Congress authorized the first U.S. mint, in Philadelphia.

1865
Confederate president Jefferson Davis and most of his cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va.

1872
Samuel F.B. Morse, developer of the electric telegraph, died at age 80.

1917
President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany.

1932
Aviator Charles Lindbergh, through an intermediary, paid $50,000 ransom in a New York cemetery to a man who promised to return his kidnapped son. (The child was found dead the following month. The ransom money was eventually traced to Bruno Hauptmann, who was executed for the crime.)

1956
As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.

1968
The science-fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey" had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.

1975
Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It reaches 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure.

1978
The first episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.

1992
Mob boss John Gotti was convicted in New York of murder and racketeering.

2005
Pope John Paul II died.

Birthdays
81 Rita Gam Actress
74 Sharon Acker Actress
68 Dr. Demento Radio personality
67 Leon Russell Singer
64 Linda Hunt Actress
64 Don Sutton Baseball Hall of Famer
60 Pamela Reed Actress
56 David Robinson Rock musician (The Cars)
48 Chris Meloni Actor ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit")
47 Billy Dean Country singer
47 Clark Gregg Actor
45 Jana Marie Hupp Actress
44 Rodney King Victim of police brutality, reality tv personality
43 Bill Romanowski Football player
42 Greg Camp Rock musician (Smash Mouth)
40 Tony Fredianelli Rock musician (Third Eye Blind)
36 Roselyn Sanchez Actress ("Without a Trace")
34 Jill King Country singer
34 Adam Rodriguez Actor ("CSI: Miami")
33 Jeremy Garrett Actor
30 Jesse Carmichael Rock musician (Maroon 5)
28 Bethany Joy Galeotti Actress ("One Tree Hill")
21 Jesse Plemons Actor ("Friday Night Lights")

73 Giovanni Casanova 4/2/1725 - 6/4/1798 Italian writer, soldier and adventurer
65 Erastus B. Bigelow 4/2/1814 - 12/6/1879 American industrialist; founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
70 Frederic Auguste Bartholdi 4/2/1834 - 10/4/1904 French sculptor of Statue of Liberty
58 Hughie Jennings 4/2/1869 - 2/1/1928 Hall of Fame baseball player & manager
65 Walter Chrysler 4/2/1875 - 8/18/1940 American businessman; founder of Chrysler Corporation
83 Luke Appling 4/2/1907 - 1/3/1991 Hall of Fame baseball player
95 Buddy Ebsen 4/2/1908 - 7/6/2003 American character actor and dancer. A performer for seven decades, he is best remembered for his starring roles as Jed Clampett in the popular 1960s television series, The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the long-running 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones
62 Jack Webb 4/2/1920 - 12/23/1982 American actor, television producer, director and author, who is most famous for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the radio and television series Dragnet
44 Marvin Gaye 4/2/1939 - 4/1/1984 American singer-songwriter and instrumentalist

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April 3rd

1860
First pony express service began.

1882
Outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back by Bob Ford, one of his own gang members, reportedly for a 10,000 reward.

1936
Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby.

1973
The first portable cell phone call is made in New York City, United States.

1974
"Super Tornado Outbreak" strikes 13 U.S. states.

1977
Montreal Canadiens became the first team in NHL history to win 60 games in a season. They beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 to end the season with a record of 60-8-12.

1980
The final episode of "Barnaby Jones" aired.

1986
IBM unveils their first laptop computer.

1996
Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested.

Birthdays
86 Doris Day Actress, singer
75 Jane Goodall Primatologist
72 William Gaunt Actor
68 Eric Braeden Actor ("The Young and the Restless")
67 Marsha Mason Actress
67 Wayne Newton Singer
67 Billy Joe Royal Rock singer
65 Tony Orlando Singer
60 Richard Thompson Rock musician
59 Curtis Stone Country musician (Highway 101)
53 Mick Mars Rock musician (Motley Crue)
51 Alec Baldwin Actor ("30 Rock")
50 David Hyde Pierce Actor ("Frasier")
48 Eddie Murphy Actor, comedian
47 Mike Ness Rock musician (Social Distortion)
41 Sebastian Bach Rock singer (Skid Row)
40 Lance Storm Professional wrestler
39 James MacDonough Rock musician (Megadeth)
38 Picabo Street Alpine ski champion
37 Jennie Garth Actress ("Beverly Hills, 90210")
34 Aries Spears Comedian ("MadTV")
27 Cobie Smulders Actress ("How I Met Your Mother")
23 Amanda Bynes Actress
?? IBQTEE1 Cigar Asylum Inmate

76 Washington Irving 4/3/1783 - 11/28/1859 American author; wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
55 William Marcy Tweed 4/3/1823 - 4/12/1878 American politician; leader of corrupt Tammany Hall organization in New York City
69 Bud Fisher 4/3/1885 - 9/7/1954 American cartoonist; created "Mutt and Jeff"
80 Marlon Brando 4/3/1924 - 7/1/2004 American actor (Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather')
40 Ray Combs 4/3/1956 - 6/2/1996 American comedian and host of the game show Family Feud

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April 3rd

1977
Montreal Canadiens became the first team in NHL history to win 60 games in a season. They beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 to end the season with a record of 60-8-12.



Birthdays
51 Alec Baldwin Actor ("30 Rock")

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April 4th

1818
Congress adopted a U.S. flag with one star for each state.

1841
President William Henry Harrison died from pneumonia, one month after his inauguration.

1850
The city of Los Angeles was incorporated.

1921
The Ottawa Senators beat the Vancouver Millionaires in the 1921 Stanley Cup Finals. The Senators became the first NHL team to win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.

1945
The Ohrdruf death camp was liberated from Nazi occupation.

1949
The treaty establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was signed.

1968
Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

1969
Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.

1971
The final episode of "Hogan's Heroes" aired.

1973
The ribbon was cut to open the World Trade Center in New York City.

1974
Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves tied Babe Ruth's career home run record by hitting his 714th round-tripper in Cincinnati.

1975
Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

1986
The final episode of "Knight Rider" aired.

1997
The final episode of "Renegade" aired.

2007
Radio host Don Imus made offensive on-air remarks about the Rutgers University women's basketball team. Despite a subsequent apology, Imus was fired by CBS Radio and cable network MSNBC.

Birthdays
88 Elizabeth Wilson Actress
77 Clive Davis Record company executive
67 Kitty Kelley Author
66 Boomer Cigar Asylum Inmate
65 Craig T. Nelson Actor ("The District," "Coach")
64 Walter Charles Actor
64 Caroline McWilliams Actress
59 Christine Lahti Actress
58 Steve Gatlin Country singer (The Gatlin Brothers)
57 Gary Moore Rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy)
50 Phil Morris Actor
49 Lorraine Toussaint Actress
49 Hugo Weaving Actor
47 Craig Adams Rock musician (The Cult)
45 David Cross Actor, comedian
44 Robert Downey Jr. Actor
43 Mike Starr Musician (Alice In Chains)
43 Nancy McKeon Actress ("Facts of Life")
39 Barry Pepper Actor
38 Clay Davidson Country singer
38 Josh Todd Rock singer (Buckcherry)
37 Magnus Sveningsson Rock musician (The Cardigans)
36 David Blaine Magician
35 Dave Mirra American athlete
34 Scott Rolen Baseball player
33 James Roday Actor
30 Natasha Lyonne Actress
26 Amanda Righetti Actress ("The Mentalist")
18 Jamie Lynn Spears Actress ("Zoey 101")

70 Tris Speaker 4/4/1888 - 12/8/1958 Hall of Fame baseball player
70 Muddy Waters 4/4/1915 - 4/30/1983 American blues musician
60 Anthony Perkins 4/4/1932 - 9/12/1992 American stage and film actor
28 Heath Ledger 4/4/1979 - 1/22/2008 Australian television and film actor