This Day in History

March 3rd in History

The "Star Spangled Banner" becomes the US national anthem, Rodney King is beaten by police, and Douglas MacArthur liberates Manila. Happy birthday to James "Scotty" Doohan, Jean Harlow, Charles Ponzi, Alexander Graham Bell, and George Pullman; RIP Danny Kaye and Lou Costello. Happy Bulgarian Liberation Day!

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Quote of the Day

"Perseverance must have some practical end, or it does not avail the man possessing it. A person without a practical end in view becomes a crank or an idiot."

Alexander Graham Bell, inventor born March 3, 1847