This Day In History

[icehog3]

March 14th[/center]

1883
Political philosopher Karl Marx died at age 64.


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


Birthdays
76 Michael Caine Actor


61 Billy Crystal Actor, comedian


76 Albert Einstein 3/14/1879 - 4/18/1955 German-American Nobel Prize-winning physicist

[CBI_2]

1836 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin leaves Australia

1899 Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-2

1903 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Rat Portage Thisles in 2 games

1908 Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers beat Toronto Trolley Leaguers, 6-4

1916 Battle of Verdun - German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun

1918 1st concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, SF

1937 Battle of the Century: Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio

1962 Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals

1967 1st NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith

[MedicCook]

March 15th

44 B.C.
On the “Ides of March,” Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the senate house by a group of conspirators led by Cimber, Casca, Cassius, and Marcus Junius Brutus.

1493
Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first visit to the Western Hemisphere.

1776
South Carolina becomes the first American colony to declare its independence from Great Britain and set up its own government.

1820
Maine became the 23rd state.

1919
The American Legion was founded in Paris.

1937
The first hospital blood bank in the United States was established, in Chicago, at Cook County Hospital.

1977
The first episode of "Eight is Enough" was aired on ABC-TV.

1985
The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).

2004
Scientists reported the discovery of Sedna, the most distant object in the solar system.

Birthdays
74 Judd Hirsch Actor ("Taxi")
69 Phil Lesh Rock musician (Grateful Dead)
68 Mike Love Rock singer (The Beach Boys)
63 Howard Scott Rock musician (War)
55 Craig Wasson Actor
54 Dee Snider Rock singer (Twisted Sister)
54 nozero Cigar Asylum Inmate
52 Park Overall Actress ("Empty Nest")
48 Fabio Model
46 Bret Michaels Rock singer (Poison), reality tv personality
41 Mark McGrath Rock singer (Sugar Ray)
40 Kim Raver Actress ("24")
35 BP22 Cigar Asylum Inmate
35 Andyman Cigar Asylum Inmate
34 Eva Longoria Parker Actress ("Desperate Housewives")
34 will.i.am Rapper, musician (Black Eyed Peas)
32 Joseph Hahn DJ (Linkin Park)
30 Kevin Youkilis Baseball player
26 Sean Biggerstaff Actor ("Harry Potter" movies)
?? jgros001 Cigar Asylum Inmate

78 Andrew Jackson 3/15/1767 - 6/8/1845 7th president of the United States (1829-37)

[MedicCook]

Some add on's for today.

1869
The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game. They were the first professional baseball team.

1912
Pitcher Cy Young retired from baseball.

1985
The first episode of "Mr. Belvedere" aired on ABC.

[WildBlueSooner]

Just wanted to say I love this thread and check it often. Keep up the good work!

[icehog3]

1937 Battle of the Century: Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio


1962 Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals

March 15th

Birthdays
74 Judd Hirsch Actor ("Taxi")

Originally Posted by WildBlueSooner

Just wanted to say I love this thread and check it often. Keep up the good work!

Same here

[G G]

Cool thread, been meanin to check it out and finally did.

I wonder if Dave gave Gordie those cigars?

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by ahc4353

I wonder if Dave gave Gordie those cigars?

Only if Dave was smoking at age 6!

[MedicCook]

March 16th

1621
Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."

1802
Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

1850
Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter was published.

1915
The Federal Trade Commission was organized.

1926
The first liquid-fuel rocket was successfully launched by Prof. Robert Goddard at Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket traveled 184 feet in 2.5 seconds.

1935
Adolf Hitler cancelled the military clauses of the Treaty of Versailles.

1963
"Puff The Magic Dragon" was released by Peter, Paul and Mary.

1968
The My Lai massacre occurred in Vietnam.

1985
U.S. journalist Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut; he was not released until December 4, 1991 after 2454 days in captivity.

1988
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States for their role in the Iran-contra affair.

2005
A jury in Los Angeles acquitted actor Robert Blake of murder in the shooting death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley. (A civil court jury later ordered Blake to pay $30 million to Bakley's four children.)

Birthdays
83 Jerry Lewis Actor, comedian
68 Chuck Woolery Game show host
67 Jerry Jeff Walker Country singer
62 Robin Williams Country singer
60 Erik Estrada Actor ("CHiPS")
60 Victor Garber Actor ("Alias")
58 Kate Nelligan Actress
55 Nancy Wilson Rock singer (Heart)
54 Isabelle Huppert Actress
53 Ozzie Newsome Football Hall of Famer
53 Clifton Powell Actor
50 Flavor Flav Rapper (Public Enemy)
46 Jimmy DeGrasso Rock musician (Megadeth)
45 Patty Griffin Folk singer
42 Lauren Graham Actress ("Gilmore Girls")
40 Judah Friedlander Actor ("30 Rock")
38 Alan Tudyk Actor ("Firefly")
36 Tim Kang Actor ("The Mentalist")
33 Blu Cantrell R&B singer
31 Brooke Burns Actress
18 Wolfgang Van Halen Rock musician (Van Halen)

85 James Madison 3/16/1751 - 6/28/1836 4th president of the United States (1809-17)

[Whee]

hmmmmm, that 1963 entry is just beggin' for a comment...

[icehog3]

March 16th

2005
A jury in Los Angeles acquitted actor Robert Blake of murder in the shooting death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley. (A civil court jury later ordered Blake to pay $30 million to Bakley's four children.)


Birthdays
83 Jerry Lewis Actor, comedian


50 Flavor Flav Rapper (Public Enemy)



31 Brooke Burns Actress

[MedicCook]

I can not believe that Flavor Flav is 50 years old.

[icehog3]

March 16th

1984
William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, was kidnapped by gunmen.

[MedicCook]

March 17th

493(?)
According to tradition, St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died in Saul. Some sources list the year as 493, others say 461.

1762
The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in New York City.

1776
British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.

1845
The rubber band is patented.

1870
Wellesley Female Seminary (later Wellesley College) received its charter from the Massachusetts legislature.

1910
The Camp Fire Girls organization was formed.

1940
For the first time in NHL history, one line (Boston's Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer) finished 1-2-3 in NHL scoring.

1942
Gen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.

1963
Mount Agung on Bali erupted, killing 1,184 people.

1993
Actress Helen Hayes died at age 92.

2003
President Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack.

2005
Baseball players Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa testified before Congress that they hadn't used steroids while Mark McGwire refused to say whether he had.

2007
Mike Modano (Dallas Stars) scored his 502nd and 503rd career goals making him the all-time U.S. leader in goal-scoring.

Birthdays
68 Paul Kantner Rock musician (Jefferson Airplane/Starship)
60 Patrick Duffy Actor
60 Kdub Cigar Asylum Inmate
58 Kurt Russell Actor
55 Lesley-Anne Down Actress
54 Paul Overstreet Country singer
54 Gary Sinise Actor ("CSI: NY")
49 Vicki Lewis Actress
48 Casey Siemaszko Actor
45 Rob Lowe Actor
42 Billy Corgan Rock musician (Smashing Pumpkins)
41 Mathew St. Patrick Actor ("Six Feet Under")
40 Yanic Truesdale Actor ("Gilmore Girls")
37 Mia Hamm Soccer player
36 Caroline Corr Rock musician (The Corrs)
35 Marisa Coughlan Actress
34 Natalie Zea Actress ("Dirty Sexy Money")
33 Brittany Daniel Actress

69 Bobby Jones 3/17/1902 - 12/18/1971 American golfer; first to win the Grand Slam
45 Nat King Cole 3/17/1919 - 2/15/1965 American musician
52 John Wayne Gacy 3/17/42 - 5/10/1994 American serial killer

[icehog3]

March 17th

1942
Gen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.


2003
President Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack.



Birthdays

58 Kurt Russell Actor


54 Gary Sinise Actor ("CSI: NY")


45 Rob Lowe Actor

[Powers]

diggin' the Douglas MacArthur pic......looks familiar

[MedicCook]

March 18th

1584
Russian czar Ivan IV, or Ivan “The Terrible,” died at age 53.

1766
After months of American protests, Britain repealed the Stamp Act.

1881
Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opened in Madison Square Gardens.

1909
Einar Dessau of Denmark used a shortwave transmitter to converse with a government radio post about six miles away in what's believed to have been the first broadcast by a "ham" operator.

1925
The most violent single tornado in U.S. history, the “Tri-State Tornado,” hit Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois, killing 689 people and injuring 13,000 others.

1931
Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor.

1961
The Poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy was introduced.

1967
The oil tanker Torrey Canyon was wrecked off the Cornish coast of England, spilling 919,000 barrels of oil into the sea.

1990
The biggest art theft in U.S. history occurs at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The works, including pieces by Vermeer and Rembrandt, were never recovered.

2004
A small asteroid made the closest approach to Earth ever recorded, only about 26,500 miles away.

2005
After a long legal battle, Terry Schiavo's feeding tube was removed. She died 13 days later.

2008
Oscar-winning filmmaker Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient") died in London at age 54.

Birthdays
83 Peter Graves Actor ("Mission: Impossible")
66 Kevin Dobson Actor ("Knots Landing")
59 Brad Dourif Actor ("Deadwood")
58 Ben Cohen Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
47 Thomas Ian Griffith Actor
47 Mike Rowe Television personality ("Dirty Jobs")
46 Vanessa L. Williams Singer, actress
43 Jerry Cantrell Rock musician (Alice in Chains)
39 Queen Latifah Singer and actress
37 Dane Cook Actor, comedian
30 Adam Levine Rock singer (Maroon Five)
?? MaytagMan Cigar Asylum Inmate

68 John C. Calhoun 3/18/1782 - 3/31/1850 7th Vice President of the United States (1825-1832)
71 Grover Cleveland 3/18/1837 - 6/24/1908 22nd and 24th president of the United States
55 Rudolf Diesel 3/18/1858 - 9/29/1913 German thermal engineer; invented the internal-combustion engine

[icehog3]

March 18th

1881
Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opened in Madison Square Gardens.



Birthdays

68 John C. Calhoun 3/18/1782 - 3/31/1850 7th Vice President of the United States (1825-1832)


71 Grover Cleveland 3/18/1837 - 6/24/1908 22nd and 24th president of the United States