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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Nixon releases the tapes! In other news, Dachau is liberated, Hair opens on broadway, and Prince William marries Kate Middleton. It's the birthday of William Randolph Hearst, Duke Ellington, Bernie Madoff, and Jerry Seinfeld; Alfred Hitchcock, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Amarillo Slim died. Happy International Dance Day!
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The Louisiana Purchase! It's the birthday of Kaspar Hauser, Alice B. Toklas, Willie Nelson, and Larry Niven; Casey Jones, Adolf Hitler, Muddy Waters, and Sergio Leone died. Happy Walpurgisnacht!
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The Folies Bergère opens! In other news, the Illuminati are founded, Francis Gary Powers is shot down, and Bush says "Mission accomplished!" Calamity Jane was born; David (presumably) Livingstone died. Happy Lei Day!
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