March 30th in History
Vincent van Gogh is born! So are Céline Dion, M. C. Hammer, Warren Beatty, and Goya; the Queen Mother, Maxfield Parrish, and Jimmy Cagney die. Also, the Sixth Coalition takes Paris, forcing Napoleon to abdicate; the Crimean War ends, the US buys Alaska, Reagan is shot, and Jeopardy! premiers! Happy Pencil Day!
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Daffy Duck premiers! In other news, the Bay of Pigs invasion begins, the Ford Mustang is introduced, and George Lucas begins writing what will become Star Wars. It's the birthday of J. P. Morgan, Izak Dinesen, and Señor Wences; Benjamin Franklin, Ralph Abernathy, and Kitty Carlisle died. Happy Evacuation Day!
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World War II: Doolittle raids Tokyo and US fighters ambush Yamamoto! In other news, Paul Revere (and others) ride to warn that the British are coming, there's an earthquake in San Francisco, and the longest game in professional baseball history (8 hrs 25 minutes, 33 innings) begins. It's the birthday of Lucrezia Borgia, Clarence Darrow, Hayley Mills, and Kourtney Kardashian; Albert Einstein, Thor Heyerdahl, and Dick Clark die. Happy Juggler's Day!
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Mae West convicted of obscenity! In other news, Marie Antoinette and Grace Kelly marry and there's a terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City. It's the birthday of Deaf Smith, Eliot Ness, and Jayne Mansfield; Lord Byron, Charles Darwin, and Daphne DuMaurier die. Happy John Parker Day!
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