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| About March 6th is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 300 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. March 6th is Alamo Day in Texas. Births 1898 - Jimmy Conzelman, Hall of Fame quarterback, coach, owner 1900 - Lefty Grove, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher 1906 - Lou Costello, comedian, actor (Abbott and Costello) 1923 - Ed McMahon, comedian, tv host, announcer 1926 - Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve 1936 - Marion Barry, former Washington D.C. Mayor 1939 - Kit Bond, U.S. Senator (Missouri) 1959 - Tom Arnold, actor, comedian 1960 - Mike Munchak, Hall of Fame football offensive guard 1963 - D. L. Hughley, actor, comedian (The Hughleys) 1972 - Shaquille O'Neal, professional basketball player Deaths 1982 - Ayn Rand, novelist, philosopher 2006 - Kirby Puckett, Hall of Fame baseball player 2009 - Jim Bellows, journalist Events 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan becomes the first European to discover Guam. 1836 - The Mexican army overwhelms the defenders of the Alamo after thirteen days. 1857 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Congress cannot prohibit slavery. 1896 - Charles King becomes the first person to drive a car in Detroit with his ''horseless carriage''. 1899 - Bayer registers aspirin as a trademark. 1981 - Walter Cronkite anchors CBS Evening News for the final time. 1983 - The United States Football League (USFL) plays their first game. The league would only last 3 seasons. 2007 - I. "Scooter" Lewis Libby, Jr is found guilty on four of five counts of perjury and obstruction of justice. 2009 - The Kepler Spacecraft lifts off on a mission to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars. |
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