Today in History
Listings for Friday, March 12, 2021.
Birthdays:
- 1831 Clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer.
- 1832 Charles Boycott, estate manager in Ireland, caused boycotts.
- 1859 E. Cesaro --1906
- 1921 Gordon MacRae
- 1922 Jack Kerouac
- 1928 Edward Albee
- 1932 Andrew Young
- 1940 Al Jarreau
- 1941 Barbara Feldon
- 1942 Paul Kantner
- 1946 Liza Minnelli
- 1948 James Taylor
- 1962 Darryl Strawberry
Events:
- Zeta Bo”tid meteor shower, radiant in Bo”tes
- Commonwealth Day
- 1850 First $20 Gold piece issued.
- 1868 Congress abolishes manufacturers tax
- 1912 Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in Savanah Ga
- 1925 First transatlantic radio broadcast.
- 1936 FDR conducts his first "Fireside Chat"
- 1981 Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
That's all for today.
