This Day in History

March 20th in History

MacArthur says, "I shall return!" In other news, Uncle Tom's Cabin is published, the invasion of Iraq begins, and an attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne is foiled when she says "Not bloody likely!" after being ordered out of her car. It's the birthday of Spike Lee, Carl Reiner, Ozzie Nelson, B. F. Skinner, Ibsen, and Ovid; RIP Chet Huntley and Henry IV. Happy World Sparrow Day!

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Quote of the Day

"The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do."

B. F. Skinner, psychologist born March 20, 1904