Today in History
Listings for Saturday, March 23, 2019.
Birthdays:
- 1862 E. Study --1922
- 1908 Joan Crawford
- 1910 Akira Kurosawa
- 1912 Werner von Braun, rocketeer
- 1923 Doc Watson
- 1929 Roger Bannister
- 1953 Chaka Khan
- 1976 Keri Russell
Events:
- World Meteorological Day
- 1743 George Frederic Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres in London.
- 1752 Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, dies 2 days later.
- 1775 Patrick Henry asks for Liberty or Death.
- 1806 Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific coast.
- 1840 First photo of moon is taken.
- 1919 Benito Mussolini founds the Fascist movement in Milan, Italy.
- 1929 First telephone installed in the White House.
- 1933 German Reichstag grants Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers.
- 1944 Nicholas Alkemade falls 5,500 m without a parachute and lives.
- 1956 Pakistan becomes independent within British Commonwealth.
- 1962 President John F. Kennedy visits San Francisco.
- 1965 Gemini 3 blasts off, first US 2-man space flight.
- 1976 International Bill of Rights goes into effect, 35 nations ratify.
That's all for today.