Event:
Venture capital company Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has successfully defended itself in a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by former junior partner Ellen Pao; the case was monitored by Silicon Valley firms, which tend to be male-dominated
More Notable Events on March 27:
1986 Disney-MGM Studio Tour ground breaking
1980 Mount St. Helens becomes active after 123 years
1979 Supreme Court rules, 8-1, police can't randomly stop cars
1976 Washington D.C. underground Metro opens
1912 1st Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington D.C.
