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| March 30th |
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| About March 30th is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 276 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. March 30th is Land Day. Births 1902 - Brooke Astor, philanthropist, socialite 1937 - Warren Beatty, actor, producer, director 1945 - Eric Clapton, singer, songwriter, musician 1957 - Paul Reiser, comedian, actor 1962 - MC Hammer, rapper, dancer 1967 - Christopher Bowman, Olympic figure skater 1968 - Celine Dion, singer, actress 1979 - Norah Jones, singer, songwriter, actress Deaths 1986 - James Cagney, actor (Yankee Doodle Dandy) 2008 - Dith Pran, photographer, journalist (New York Times) Events 1822 - The Florida Territory is created in the United States. 1842 - Dr. Crawford Long uses anesthesia for the first time in an operation to reduce pain. 1858 - The pencil with an attached eraser is patented by Hyman Lipman of Philadelpha, Pennsylvania. 1867 - In what was ridiculed as "Seward's Folly" among Congress and in the press, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward purchased Alaska for $7 million from the Russian Empire. 1870 - Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction. 1964 - The quiz show Jeopardy! debuts on NBC television. 1981 - John W. Hinckley Jr. shoots and seriously wounds President Ronald Reagan in an assassination attempt outside a hotel in Washington, D.C. 1987 - The final episode of Fraggle Rock aired on HBO. |
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