Today in History
Listings for Sunday, March 20, 2022.
Birthdays:
- 1856 Frederick Winslow Taylor, father of scientific management.
- 1904 BF Skinner, psychologist, pioneer in Behaviorism.
- 1906 Ozzie Nelson
- 1922 Carl Reiner
- 1928 Fred "Mr." Rogers
- 1931 Hal Linden
- 1945 Pat Riley
- 1950 William Hurt
- 1957 Spike Lee
- 1958 Holly Hunter
Events:
- 1760 Great Fire of Boston destroys 349 buildings
- 1833 US and Siam conclude their first commercial treaty
- 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe's `Uncle Tom's Cabin,' published
- 1886 First commercial AC-power plant begins operation
- 1942 MacArthur vowes to Phillipinos, "I shall return"
- 2003 US begins war of Enduring Freedom against Iraq.
That's all for today.