Today in History
Listings for Saturday, March 19, 2022.
Birthdays:
- 1848 Wyatt Earp
- 1860 William Jennings Bryan, 'The Great Commoner'
- 1928 Patrick McGoohan
- 1935 Phyllis Newman
- 1936 Ursula Andress
- 1947 Glenn Close
- 1955 Bruce Willis
Events:
- Canberra Day in Australia
- The day the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano.
- 1822 Boston, Mass incorporated
- 1859 Faust by Charles Gounod premiers in Paris
- 1917 US Supreme Court upheld 8 hour work day for the railroads.
- 1918 Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight time
- 1920 US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time
- 1928 'Amos and Andy' debut on radio.
- 1928 Amos & Andy debuts on radio
- 1931 Nevada legalized gambling
- 1949 First museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, TN
- 1992 NASDAQ begins trading AOL shares for $11.50.
That's all for today.