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March 18, 1997 Russian AN-24 plane crashes in Turkey, 50 die March 18, 1996 50,000 swimmers raise 15 million for charity during BT's Swimathon '96 March 18, 1995 Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17 month NBA retirement March 18, 1995 STS 67 (Endeavour 8) lands after 16 days March 18, 1995 Spanish princess Elena (31) weds Jaime de Marichalar y Saenez Tejada March 18, 1994 South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police March 18, 1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), lands March 18, 1994 Zsa Zsa Gabor files for bankruptcy March 18, 1993 "Sisters Rosensweig" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 556 performances March 18, 1993 Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in New York City March 18, 1993 Sri Lanka beat England in Test match by 5 wickets March 18, 1992 "4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 38 perf March 18, 1992 Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame March 18, 1992 Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion March 18, 1992 Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury March 18, 1991 Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell March 18, 1991 Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round March 18, 1991 Philadelphia '76ers retires Wilt Chamberlain's #13 jersey March 18, 1991 Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games March 18, 1990 1st free elections in East Germany, Conservatives beat Communists March 18, 1990 32-day lockout by baseball owners ends March 18, 1990 A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch March 18, 1990 Biggest U.S. art robbery, $100's millions at Gardner Museum, Boston March 18, 1990 Colleen Walker wins Circle K Tucson LPGA Golf Open March 18, 1989 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth March 18, 1989 California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios March 18, 1989 Dino Ciccarelli sets Washington Capitals record of 7 pts in a game March 18, 1989 Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen March 18, 1987 Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica and Matthew) March 18, 1987 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 18, 1986 Exciting draw in final gives NSW the Sheffield Shield over Qld March 18, 1986 Treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money March 18, 1985 Capital Cities Communications Inc. acquires ABC March 18, 1985 Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle March 18, 1984 Chris Johnson wins LPGA Tucson Conquistadores Golf Open March 18, 1982 Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident March 18, 1981 Buffalo Sabres sets NHL record of 9 goals in 1 period (vs Toronto) March 18, 1980 Vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50 March 18, 1979 "On the 20th Century" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 460 performances March 18, 1979 Battles between Kurds and Iranians break in Sananday Iran March 18, 1979 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic March 18, 1978 250,000 attend rock concert California Jam II in Ontario California March 18, 1978 Pakistani former premier Ali Bhutto sentenced to death March 18, 1977 Clash releases their 1st recording "White Riot" March 18, 1977 U.S. restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia March 18, 1977 Vietnam hands over MIA to U.S. March 18, 1975 Kurds end fight against Iraqi army March 18, 1974 Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US March 18, 1973 "Seesaw" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 296 performances March 18, 1973 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic March 18, 1972 AIAW 1st basketball champs, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48 March 18, 1972 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC March 18, 1972 Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U) March 18, 1972 Memphis' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 pts in a game March 18, 1971 200 die in landslide into Lake Yanahuani, Chungar Peru March 18, 1970 Cambodia military coup under Gen Lon Nol, prince Sihanuk flees March 18, 1970 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) suspends broadcasting March 18, 1970 Mail service paralyzed by 1st major postal strike March 18, 1970 NFL selects Wilson as official football and scoreboard as official time March 18, 1969 "Come Summer" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 7 performances March 18, 1968 Congress repeals requirement for a gold reserve March 18, 1968 WVER TV channel 28 in Rutland, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting March 18, 1968 WVTA TV channel 41 in Windsor, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting March 18, 1967 Beatles' "Penny Lane," single goes #1 March 18, 1967 Oil tanker Torrey Canyon hits a rock and spills oil March 18, 1966 "Pousse Cafe" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 3 performances March 18, 1966 General Suharto forms government in Indonesia March 18, 1966 Scott Paper begins selling paper dresses for $1 March 18, 1965 "Do I Hear a Waltz?" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 220 performances March 18, 1965 Rolling Stones fined 5 pounds each for public urination March 18, 1965 U.S.S.R. launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes 1st spacewalk (20 mins) March 18, 1963 "Tovarich" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 264 performances March 18, 1963 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria March 18, 1963 Supreme Court's Miranda Decision; defendants must have lawyers March 18, 1963 WGSF TV channel 28 in Newark, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting March 18, 1962 Algerian War ends after 7 years (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees March 18, 1962 Dmitri Shostakovitch becomes member of Supreme Soviet of U.S.S.R. March 18, 1961 Poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced March 18, 1959 Boston Celtic's Bill Sharman begins record of 56 straight free-throws March 18, 1959 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill March 18, 1958 Dodgers announces mascot/clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958 March 18, 1957 WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins March 18, 1955 I Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan March 18, 1953 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68 March 18, 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee March 18, 1953 Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die March 18, 1953 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting March 18, 1953 NL approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (1st shift since 1903) March 18, 1952 1st plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Philadelphia) March 18, 1952 Communist offensive in Korea March 18, 1951 Pat O'Sullivan wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship March 18, 1950 "Touch and Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 176 performances March 18, 1950 CCNY beats Bradley 69-61 for the NIT championship March 18, 1949 NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, treaty ratified March 18, 1949 WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting March 18, 1948 France and Great Britain and Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels March 18, 1948 Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting March 18, 1945 1,250 U.S. bombers attacks Berlin March 18, 1945 Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the 1st NHLer to score 50 goals March 18, 1945 U.S. Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu March 18, 1944 Nazi Germany occupies Hungary March 18, 1944 2,500 women trample guards and floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago, Illinois department store March 18, 1943 James Oglethorpe (U.S.) and Terkolei (Neth), torpedoed and sinks March 18, 1943 Red Army evacuates Belgorod March 18, 1942 Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters March 18, 1942 2 black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out March 18, 1940 Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France and Britain March 18, 1938 Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties March 18, 1938 New York 1st requires serological blood tests of pregnant women March 18, 1938 President Cardena of Mexico nationalizes U.S. and British oil companies March 18, 1937 Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die March 18, 1933 Radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission March 18, 1933 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson March 18, 1933 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner March 18, 1931 1st electric shavers go on sale in U.S. from Schick March 18, 1931 Juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain March 18, 1930 Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game March 18, 1929 Dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad March 18, 1922 1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale) March 18, 1922 British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K. Gandhi to 6 years in prison for disobedience March 18, 1922 WBT-AM in Charlotte North Carolina begins radio transmissions March 18, 1921 2nd Peace of Riga, Poland enlarged March 18, 1921 Steamer "Hong Koh" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 March 18, 1920 Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar March 18, 1919 Order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City March 18, 1918 Soccer team SON OF Meerssen forms March 18, 1918 Socialist Youth AJC organizes in Amsterdam March 18, 1915 Failed British attack in Dardanelles March 18, 1915 French battleship Bouvet explodes, 640 killed March 18, 1914 White Wolf gang beats government army in Jingdezhen China March 18, 1911 North Dakota enacts a hail insurance law March 18, 1910 1st opera by an U.S. composer (Converse) performed at the Met, New York City March 18, 1909 Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast March 18, 1904 1st performance of Edward Elgar's "In the South (Alassio)" March 18, 1902 Enrico Caruso becomes 1st well-known performer to make a record March 18, 1902 Schonberg's "Verklarte Nacht," premieres in Vienna March 18, 1900 Ajax (Amsterdam Football Club), forms March 18, 1899 Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering March 18, 1895 200 blacks leave Savannah, Georgia for Liberia March 18, 1892 Lord Stanley presents silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup) March 18, 1891 Britain is linked to the continent by Telephone March 18, 1890 1st U.S. state naval militia organized (Massachusetts) March 18, 1881 Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG) March 18, 1877 President Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Washington D.C. March 18, 1871 Communards revolt in Paris March 18, 1870 1st U.S. National Wildlife Preserve, Lake Meritt in Oakland California March 18, 1865 Battle of Wilson's raid to Selma, Alabama March 18, 1865 Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time March 18, 1864 Dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240 March 18, 1859 Vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform March 18, 1858 Dutch Van der Brugghen government resigns March 18, 1850 Henry Wells and William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo March 18, 1847 1st Dutch public telegram March 18, 1835 Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass March 18, 1834 1st railroad tunnel in U.S. completed, in Pennsylvania (275 m long) March 18, 1818 Congress approves 1st pensions for government service March 18, 1813 David Melville, Newport, Rhode Island, patents apparatus for making coal gas March 18, 1810 "Converse," 1st U.S. opera, premieres in New York March 18, 1793 2nd Battle at Neerwinden: Austria army beats France March 18, 1773 Oliver Goldsmith' "She Stoops to Conquer," premieres in London March 18, 1766 Britain repeals the Stamp Act March 18, 1754 Duke of Newcastle becomes English premier March 18, 1673 Lord Berkley sells his half of New Jersey to the Quakers March 18, 1583 Dutch States General and Anjou sign treaty March 18, 1582 Prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp March 18, 1541 Hernan de Soto observes 1st recorded flood in America (Mississippi R) March 18, 1532 English parliament bans payments by English church to Rome March 18, 1509 Emperor Maximilian I names Margaretha land guardians of Netherlands March 18, 1438 Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Germany March 18, 1229 German emperor Frederick II crowns himself king of Jerusalem March 18, 1190 Crusaders kill 57 Jews in Bury St. Edmonds England March 18, 1167 Battle of El-Babein, Egypt: Franks under Amalrik vs Syrians March 18, 1123 1st Latern Council (9th ecumenical council) opens in Rome March 18, 731 St. Gregory III begins his reign as Catholic Pope March 18, 417 St. Zosimus begins his reign as Catholic Pope |