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March 19, 1998 "Ah Wilderness!," opens at Vivian Beaumont theater March 19, 1997 Ice Pairs won by Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer (GER) March 19, 1997 Major League Baseball announces 5 year, $50M deal with Pepsi March 19, 1997 Supreme Court hears Internet indecency arguments March 19, 1996 Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marrage March 19, 1995 "Translations" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 25 performances March 19, 1995 "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances March 19, 1995 5 die by poison gas in Japanese subway March 19, 1995 Arizona outside of Phoenix begins using new area code 520 March 19, 1995 Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450) March 19, 1995 Finland Social-Democratic Party wins parliamentary election March 19, 1995 Laura Davis wins LPGA Standard Register PING Golf Tournament March 19, 1995 Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months, beats Pacers March 19, 1995 NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47) March 19, 1995 Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:54.08) March 19, 1994 2500 kilograms of cocaine intercepted in Zeewolde Netherlands March 19, 1994 Lara scores 167 for WI vs. England at Georgetown March 19, 1994 Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan March 19, 1994 New Jersey Devils club record 41st win of the season March 19, 1993 Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (RUS) March 19, 1993 Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (CAN) March 19, 1993 Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced plans to retire March 19, 1992 "Master Builder" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 45 performances March 19, 1992 British Prince Andrew and Princess Sarah Ferguson announce separation March 19, 1991 Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers March 19, 1991 Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses March 19, 1991 St. Louis Blue Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season March 19, 1991 NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day March 19, 1990 1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa) March 19, 1989 Boeing B-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight March 19, 1989 Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR) March 19, 1989 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by E Gordeeva and S Grinkov (U.S.S.R.) March 19, 1989 Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson March 19, 1989 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN) March 19, 1989 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan) March 19, 1988 Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25) March 19, 1987 Bonnie Blair skates ladies world record 500 m (39.43 sec) March 19, 1987 Fred Currey acquires Greyhound Bus Company March 19, 1987 Hassanali inaugurated as president of Trinidad and Tobago March 19, 1987 PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns after sex scandal with Jessica Hahn March 19, 1987 Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies world record 3 km (4:16.85) March 19, 1985 "Spin Magazine" begins publishing March 19, 1985 NSW wins cricket Sheffield Shield by beating Queensland by 1 wicket March 19, 1985 Senate votes 55-45, to authorize production of the MX missile March 19, 1984 "Kate and Allie," premieres March 19, 1984 John J O'Connor named 8th archbishop of New York March 19, 1984 KSD-AM in St. Louis MO changes call letters to KUSA March 19, 1984 Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into Columbia River March 19, 1984 Pitcher Denny McLain, indicted on various charges of racketeering March 19, 1984 STS 41-C vehicle moves to launch pad March 19, 1982 National Guard jet tanker crashes killing 27 March 19, 1981 Emmy 8th Daytime Awards - Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time March 19, 1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident March 19, 1981 Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4 March 19, 1979 House of Representatives begins live television broadcasts via C-SPAN March 19, 1978 50,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb March 19, 1978 Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic March 19, 1977 "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box New York City after 390 performances March 19, 1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island March 19, 1977 Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.33) March 19, 1976 Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years March 19, 1975 "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances March 19, 1975 Penn is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports March 19, 1974 Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour March 19, 1973 Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency" March 19, 1972 "To Live Another Summer" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 173 performances March 19, 1972 Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic March 19, 1972 India and Bangladesh sign friendship treaty March 19, 1972 Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 pts March 19, 1971 Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half March 19, 1970 West German chancellor and East German premier Willy Brandt meet March 19, 1969 British invade Anguilla March 19, 1969 Chicago 8 indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic convention March 19, 1968 Howard University students seize administration building March 19, 1967 Fr Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France March 19, 1967 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St. Petersburg Orange Golf Classic March 19, 1966 "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 3 performances March 19, 1966 28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65 March 19, 1966 Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins March 19, 1965 Indonesia nationalizes all foreign oil companies March 19, 1965 Stoica becomes president and Ceausescu party leader of Romania March 19, 1964 Sean Connery's 1st day of shooting on "Goldfinger" March 19, 1962 "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances March 19, 1962 Archbishop Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels appointed cardinal March 19, 1960 "Redhead" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 455 performances March 19, 1960 22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55 March 19, 1959 "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 84 performances March 19, 1958 Britain's 1st planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London March 19, 1958 Sobers completes a century in each innings vs. Pakistan March 19, 1957 Indians reject Boston's offer of $1 million for Herb Score March 19, 1956 Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minnesota Lakers-133, St. Louis Hawks-75 March 19, 1955 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63 March 19, 1954 1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, New York City March 19, 1954 1st rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico March 19, 1954 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright March 19, 1954 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins March 19, 1954 Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings vs. England March 19, 1953 Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in New York City March 19, 1953 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) March 19, 1951 Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny," published March 19, 1950 5th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias March 19, 1950 City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT March 19, 1949 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee March 19, 1948 Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City March 19, 1947 Belgian government of Spaak, forms March 19, 1947 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan March 19, 1946 Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion become overseas depts March 19, 1946 Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as president of U.S.S.R. March 19, 1945 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan March 19, 1945 Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities March 19, 1945 British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine) March 19, 1945 U.S. Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure March 19, 1944 Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London March 19, 1943 Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks March 19, 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders men between 45 and 64 to register for non military duty March 19, 1942 Thoroughbred Racing Association of U.S. formed in Chicago March 19, 1941 Jimmy Dorsey and Orch record "Green Eyes" and "Maria Elena" March 19, 1940 Failed British air raid on German base at Sylt March 19, 1940 French government of Daladier, falls March 19, 1938 Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes March 19, 1937 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism March 19, 1931 Nevada legalizes gambling March 19, 1930 Nakagawa Soen accepted as a student of Katsube Keigaku Roshi March 19, 1928 "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago) March 19, 1927 Bloody battles between communists and nazis in Berlin March 19, 1925 Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop March 19, 1920 U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy) March 19, 1918 Congress authorizes time zones and approves daylight saving time March 19, 1918 S. Potter becomes 1st U.S. pilot to shoot down a German seaplane March 19, 1917 U.S. Supreme Court upheld 8-hr work day for railroad employees March 19, 1915 Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time) March 19, 1914 Stanley Cup: Tor Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Vict Capitals (PCHA) in 3 game March 19, 1907 18.8 cm precipitation at Lewer's Ranch, Nevada (state record) March 19, 1906 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's "Quattro Rusteghi," premieres in Munich March 19, 1897 Yale defeated Penn, 30-10 in 1st major college basketball game March 19, 1895 Los Angeles Railway established to provide streetcar service March 19, 1892 3 brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket Eng vs. SA (Cape Town) March 19, 1885 Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Sask March 19, 1883 Jan Matzeliger invents 1st machine to manufacture entire shoes March 19, 1877 Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match March 19, 1870 The opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan March 19, 1866 Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die March 19, 1865 Battle of Bentonville-Confederates retreat from Greenville NC March 19, 1864 Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris March 19, 1859 Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris March 19, 1831 1st U.S. bank robbery (City Bank, New York/$245,000) March 19, 1822 Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city March 19, 1803 Johann von Schillers "Die Braut von Messina," premieres in Weimar March 19, 1799 Joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna March 19, 1775 4 people buried by avalanche for 37 days, 3 survive (Italy) March 19, 1775 Poland and Prussia sign trade agreement March 19, 1748 English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US March 19, 1702 James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes queen of England March 19, 1682 Nationally Council accept independence of French church March 19, 1644 200 members of Peking imperial family/court commit suicide March 19, 1628 Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen March 19, 1571 Spanish troops occupy Manila March 19, 1563 Peace of Amboise: Rights for Huguenots March 19, 1540 Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic" March 19, 1524 Giovanni de Varrazano of France sights land around area of Carolinas March 19, 1452 Frederick III of Hapsburg crowned Roman German Emperor March 19, 1227 Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX |