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| March 31st |
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| About March 31st is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 275 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. It is Thomas Mundy Peterson Day in New Jersey to honor the first African-American to vote after the passage of the 15th Amendment. Births 1926 - Sydney Earle Chaplin, actor (son of Charlie Chaplin) 1928 - Gordie Howe, Hall of Fame hockey player 1938 - Jimmy Johnson, Hall of Fame cornerback (49ers) 1940 - Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senator (Vermont) 1942 - Michael Savage, conservative radio host 1943 - Christopher Walken, actor (Batman Returns, Pulp Fiction) 1944 - Gabe Kaplan, comedian, actor, poker player 1948 - Al Gore, 45th U.S. Vice President 1955 - Angus Young, songwriter, guitarist (AC/DC) 1962 - Mark Begich, U.S. Senator (Alaska) 1971 - Ewan McGregor, actor (Trainspotting) Deaths 1727 - Isaac Newton, physicist, astronomer (discovered laws of motion) 1850 - John C. Calhoun, 7th U.S. Vice President 1913 - J. P. Morgan, financier, banker 1931 - Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach 1980 - Jesse Owens, track star, Olympic Gold Medalist 1993 - Brandon Lee, actor (The Crow) 1995 - Selena, singer, actress, dancer 2003 - George Connor, Hall of Fame offensive tackle, linebacker Events 1870 - Thomas Mundy Peterson becomes the first African-American to vote after ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment. 1889 - The Eiffel Tower officially opens in Paris, France. 1918 - Daylight Saving Time goes into effect for the first time in the United States. 1933 - The Civilian Conservation Corps is established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal to help put men to work during the Depression. 1939 - The film The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, based on the novel of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is released. 1943 - The original Broadway production of Oklahoma! opens at St. James Theatre in New York City. 1958 - Chuck Berry's song "Johnny B. Goode" is released. 1970 - The first U.S. satellite, Explorer I, reenters earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit. 1986 - Mexicana Flight 940 from Mexico City to Los Angeles crashes killing 167 and becomes Mexico's deadliest airline disaster. 1995 - Major League Baseball ends a 232-day strike after federal judge Sonia Sotomayor issues a preliminary injunction against the owners. 1999 - The Matrix starring Keanu Reeves is released. 1999 - TIVO ships out their first product. 2004 - Air America Radio is launched. |
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