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March 21, 1999 71st Academy Awards-Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, Shakespeare in Love wins Best Picture, Roberto Benigni and Gwyneth Paltrow win lead acting awards March 21, 1997 Ice Dance won by Oksana Grishuk and Evgeny Platov (Rus) March 21, 1997 Wrestlemania XIII March 21, 1996 "Night of the Iguana" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 68 performances March 21, 1995 New Jersey officially dedicates the Howard Stern Rest Area along Route 295 March 21, 1995 New York City agrees to sell it's 2 owned radio stations (WNew York City AM and FM) March 21, 1994 66th Academy Awards - "Schindler's List," Tom Hanks and Holly Hunter win March 21, 1994 Anne P. Sidamon-Eristoff named chairwoman of Museum of National History March 21, 1994 Dudley Moore arrested for hitting girlfriend March 21, 1994 Watne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals March 21, 1993 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament March 21, 1993 Pope John Paul II declares Duns Scotus, a saint March 21, 1993 South Africa White Wolves kill 5 year old black girl March 21, 1992 2nd WLAF season begins March 21, 1992 Pakistan scores 6-264 to overhaul NZ in exciting World Cup semi March 21, 1991 27 lost at sea when 2 U.S. Navy anti-submarine planes collide March 21, 1991 Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome March 21, 1991 Tatsumi Fujinami beats Ric Flair for NWA wrestling championship March 21, 1991 U.N. Security Council panel decided to lift the food embargo on Iraq March 21, 1990 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 149 performances March 21, 1990 "Normal Life" starring Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa premieres on CBS-TV March 21, 1990 "Sydney" starring Valerie Bertinelli premieres on CBS-TV March 21, 1990 Namibia becomes independent of South Africa, Sam Nujoma becomes president March 21, 1989 1st sea test of Trident 2 missile self-destructs, Cape Canaveral March 21, 1988 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams, Jr. March 21, 1986 199.22 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange March 21, 1986 Kania skates ladies world record 500 m (39.52 sec) and 3 km (4:18.02) March 21, 1986 Pittsburgh Associates buy Pittsburgh Pirates for $218 million March 21, 1985 Arthur Ashe is named to International Tennis Hall of Fame March 21, 1985 Bloodbath at Langa (Uitenhage) South-Africa, 19 killed March 21, 1984 Border scores 100* vs. WI Trinidad after 98* in 1st cricket innings March 21, 1984 NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule March 21, 1984 Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon March 21, 1984 Soviet sub crashes into USS aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off Japan March 21, 1983 Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled March 21, 1982 "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City March 21, 1982 Jerry Pate celebrates golf win by jumping into the water hazard March 21, 1982 Movie "Annie" premieres March 21, 1982 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament March 21, 1980 On TV show Dallas, J.R. is shot March 21, 1979 Egyptian Parliament unanimously approve peace treaty with Israel March 21, 1978 Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training) March 21, 1975 Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years March 21, 1974 Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall March 21, 1973 Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals March 21, 1972 U.S. Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-yr residency to vote March 21, 1971 Gavaskar scores 1st of his 34 Test Cricket tons, 116 at Georgetown March 21, 1971 Jan Ferraris wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic March 21, 1971 Vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2" March 21, 1971 WCPB TV channel 28 in Salisbury, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting March 21, 1970 32nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Jacksonville 80-69 March 21, 1969 John and Yoko stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam Hilton) March 21, 1969 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 21, 1968 "Royals" chosen as the name of new Kansas City AL franchise March 21, 1968 Hill, Hawkins and Coghill's musical premieres in London March 21, 1968 Israeli forces cross Jordan River to attack PLO bases March 21, 1968 Portuguese socialist Mario Soares banished to Sao Tome March 21, 1966 Supreme Court reverses Mass ruling that "Fanny Hill" is obscene March 21, 1965 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open March 21, 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama March 21, 1965 U.S. Ranger 9 launched; takes 5,814 pictures before lunar impact March 21, 1964 26th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Duke 98-83 March 21, 1964 Beatles' "She Loves You," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks March 21, 1964 UCLA completes undefeated NCAA basketball season (30-0) March 21, 1963 Alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closed March 21, 1963 David Hendon and Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London March 21, 1962 A bear becomes the 1st creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds March 21, 1962 Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands for birth control March 21, 1962 Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control March 21, 1962 Philadelphia retires pitcher Robin Roberts' # 36 March 21, 1961 Art Modell purchases Cleveland Browns for then record ($3,925,000) March 21, 1961 Beatles' 1st appearance at the Cavern Club March 21, 1960 Sharpeville Massacre: Police kill 72 in South Africa and outlaws ANC March 21, 1959 "Juno" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 16 performances March 21, 1959 21st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: California beats West Virginia 71-70 March 21, 1958 1st presentation of West Point's Sylvanus Thayer Award March 21, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test March 21, 1957 Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending," premieres in New York City March 21, 1956 28th Academy Awards - "Marty," Anna Magnani and Ernest Borgnine win March 21, 1955 Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus desires Cyprus joining Greece March 21, 1955 Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums" March 21, 1954 KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting March 21, 1953 NBA record 106 fouls and 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse) March 21, 1952 "3 Wishes for Jamie" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 94 performances March 21, 1952 Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths March 21, 1952 31 storms crosses 6 states killing 340 in South-Central U.S. March 21, 1952 Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock and roll concert ever March 21, 1951 2,900,000 U.S. soldiers in Korea March 21, 1951 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage March 21, 1949 WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, Florida (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting March 21, 1948 "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio March 21, 1947 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgens radiatur March 21, 1947 President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States March 21, 1947 Test Cricket debut of Bert Sutcliffe, NZ vs. England at Christchurch March 21, 1946 Kenny Washington signs with Rams, 1st black NFLer since 1933 March 21, 1946 U.N. set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx) March 21, 1945 1st Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa March 21, 1945 During WW II Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany March 21, 1945 Dutch Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft arrested by Nazi police March 21, 1944 General Eisenhower postpones South France invasion until after Normandy March 21, 1943 Assassination attempt on Hitler fails March 21, 1943 British 8th army opens assault on Mareth line, Tunisia March 21, 1942 Convoy QP9 departs Great Britain to Murmansk March 21, 1942 Heavy German assault on Malta March 21, 1941 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title March 21, 1939 Nazi-Germany demands Gdansk (Danzig) from Poland March 21, 1937 Ponce massacre, police kill 19 at Puerto Rican Nationalist parade March 21, 1935 Jean Anouilh's "Y avait un presonnier," premieres in Paris March 21, 1935 Persia officially renamed Iran March 21, 1934 Fire destroys Hakodate Japan, killing about 1,500 March 21, 1934 Babe Didrikson pitches an inning in an A's-Dodgers exhibition game Walks 1, hits the next guy, 3rd guy hits into triple-play March 21, 1933 Hitler, Goring, Prince Ruprecht, Bruning and top army meet in Berlin March 21, 1931 KRO-broadcast studio initiated in Hilversum Holland March 21, 1931 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson March 21, 1931 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner March 21, 1927 Guomindang Army conquerors Shanghai as British marines flee March 21, 1925 Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens March 21, 1925 Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar March 21, 1924 1st foreign language course broadcast on U.S. radio (WJZ, New York City) March 21, 1924 Mass Investors Trust becomes 1st mutual fund set up in US March 21, 1923 U.S. foreign minister Charles Hughes refuses U.S.S.R. recognition March 21, 1922 KGW-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions March 21, 1921 Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St. New York City March 21, 1918 During WW I Germany launches Somme offensive March 21, 1917 1st female U.S. Navy Petty Officer is Loretta Walsh March 21, 1916 JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies March 21, 1914 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld March 21, 1914 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Norman M Scott March 21, 1913 Flood in Ohio, kills 400 March 21, 1909 Moran and MacFarland (U.S.) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin) March 21, 1907 U.S. invades Honduras March 21, 1899 British and French accord about West-Africa March 21, 1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 20 years March 21, 1890 Austrian Jewish communities are defined by law March 21, 1888 Arthur Pinero's "Sweet Lavender," premieres in London March 21, 1885 2nd French government of Ferry resigns March 21, 1874 U.S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House March 21, 1871 Journalist Henry M. Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa March 21, 1871 Otto von Bismarck elevated Furst March 21, 1868 1st U.S. professional women's club, Sorosis, forms in New York City March 21, 1866 Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes March 21, 1865 Battle of Bentonville ends, last Confederate effort to stop Sherman March 21, 1864 Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana March 21, 1863 Naval Engagement at Havana Cuba-USS Henrick Hudson vs BR Wild Pigeon March 21, 1860 U.S. extradition treaty with Sweden March 21, 1859 1st Zoological Society incorporates in Philadelphia March 21, 1859 Scottish National Gallery opens in Edinburgh March 21, 1859 Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 1st in U.S., incorporated March 21, 1857 Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die March 21, 1851 Yosemite Valley discovered in California March 21, 1844 Origin of Baha'i Era-Baha'i calendar starts here (Baha 1, 1) March 21, 1843 Preacher William Miller of Mass predicts the world will end today March 21, 1835 Charles Darwin and Mariano Gonzales meet at Portillo Pass March 21, 1826 Beethoven's Quartet #13 in B flat major (Op 130) premiered in Vienna March 21, 1824 Fire at Cairo ammunitions dump kills 4,000 horses March 21, 1804 French civil Code of Napoleon adopted March 21, 1791 Capt Hopley Yeaton of NH becomes 1st commissioned officer in USN March 21, 1790 Thomas Jefferson reports to President Washington in New York as Secretary of State March 21, 1788 Fire destroyed 856 buildings in New Orleans Louisiana March 21, 1788 Gustavus Vassa petitions Queen Charlotte, to free enslaved Africans March 21, 1702 Queen Anne Stuart addresses English parliament March 21, 1697 Czar Peter the Great begins tour through West-Europe March 21, 1681 3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London March 21, 1610 King James I addresses English House of Commons March 21, 1492 Alonzo Pietro, pilot, sailed with Columbus March 21, 1421 Battle of Beauge-French beat British March 21, 1349 3,000 Jews killed in Black Death riots in Efurt Germany |