March 27th in History
Cherry trees planted in DC! In other news, Typhoid Mary is quarantined, two 747s collide in Tenerife, the US Navy is founded, and Viagra® is approved for sale. It's the birthday of Mariah Carey, Quentin Tarantino, Cale Yarborough, Sarah Vaughn, Carl Barks, and Patti Hill, co-author of the song "Happy Birthday." RIP Dudley Moore, Milton Berle, M. C. Escher, Henry Adams, and James VI and I. Happy National "Joe" Day!
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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!
Read MoreMarch 21st in History
Civil rights marchers finally leave Selma, Alcatraz closes, the NFL is desegregated, and the first rock concert takes place. It's the birthday of Rosie O'Donnel, Timothy Dalton, and Julio Gallo; Pocahontas and Pinetop Perkins died, as did Archbishop Ussher, who calculated that creation took place Sunday, October 23, 4004 BCE. Happy World Puppetry Day!
Read MoreMarch 22nd in History
The US Supreme Court finally legalizes sex between unmarried people...in 1972! In other news, Parliament punishes those pesky colonials with a Stamp Act, the laser is patented, and Comet Hale-Bopp gets closest to Earth. It's the birthday of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Stephen Sondheim, along with William Shatner, Marcel Marceau, and Chico Marx. Uncle Dave Mason, the "Dixie Dewdrop" died, along with Goethe and Stephen Decatur. Happy Puerto Rican Emancipation Day!
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