Today in History
Listings for Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
Birthdays:
- 1748 J. Playfair --1819
- 1869 B.F. Kagan --1953
- 1903 Bix Beiderbecke
- 1918 Pamela Mason
- 1928 James Earl Ray
- 1940 Chuck Norris
- 1947 Bob Greene
- 1947 Kim Campbell
- 1958 Sharon Stone
- 1964 Jasmine Guy
- 1977 Shannon Miller
Events:
- World Culture Day
- 1847 First money minted in Hawaii.
- 1849 Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent, only US president to do so.
- 1876 First telephone call, made by Alexander Graham Bell
- 1933 Big earthquake in Long Beach (W.C. Fields was making a movie when it struck & the cameras kept running).
That's all for today.
