Event:
American Airlines 707 plunges nose 1st into Jamaica Bay New York killing 95
More Notable Events on March 1:
1974 Watergate grand jury indicts 7 presidential aides
1972 Wilt Chamberlain is 1st NBA player to score 30,000 points
1913 Federal income tax takes effect, 16th amendment
1872 Yellowstone becomes world's 1st national park
1790 1st U.S. census authorized