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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Disaster at Chernobyl! It's the birthday of Marcus Aurelius, John James Audubon, and Carol Burnett; John Wilkes Booth, Gypsy Rose Lee (above), Count Basie, and Lucille Ball died. Happy Pretzel Day!
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US Marines attack the shores of Tripoli! In other news, Mussolini is captured and the computer mouse is introduced. It's the birthday of Samuel Morse, Ulysses S. Grant, Woody Woodpecker creator Walter Lantz (image), and Casey Kasem. RIP Ferdinand Magellan, Zebulon Pike, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Carlos Castaneda, and Al Hirt. Happy Mantanzas Mule Day!
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Mutiny on the Bounty! In other news, Kon-Tiki sets sail and the US occupation of Japan ends. It's the birthday of Oskar Schindler, Harper Lee, Saddam Hussein, Ann-Margret, and Jay Leno; Benito Mussolini and Iceberg Slim died. Happy International Astronomy Day!
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