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211 AD, ROMAN EMPEROR SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS died at 65 in EBORACUM (what is now YORK, ENGLAND).
362 AD, ROMAN EMPEROR JULIAN issued his edict which recognized equal rights for all religions in the empire.
1169, a major earthquake struck SICILY'S IONIAN COAST.
RICHARD THE LIONHEARTED RELEASED
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1194, held as a hostage on his way home from the CRUSADES, ENGLAND'S KING RICHARD I (THE LIONHEARTED) gained his freedom by paying a ransom to LEOPOLD I of AUSTRIA.
1509, without being crowned, MAXIMILLIAN I declared himself the HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR.
1600, near PRAGUE, astronomers TYCHO BRAHE and JOHANNES KEPLER met for the first time. |
1783, GREAT BRITAIN formally called off its war with its former AMERICAN colonies.
 
GEORGE AND JOHN
SELECTED
1789, the ELECTORAL COLLEGE unanimously chose GEORGE WASHINGTON the nation's first-constitutional president and JOHN ADAMS the first-constitutional vice president.
1794, in PARIS, the FRENCH NATIONAL CONVENTION abolished slavery.
1797, an earthquake struck QUITO, ECUADOR, killing about 40,000.
1801, JOHN MARSHALL became CHIEF JUSTICE of the U-S SUPREME COURT.
1824, J-W GOODRICH marketed the first rubber galoshes.
MORMON TREK
WEST BEGAN
1846, departing NAUVOO, ILLINOIS, the MORMONS began their trek westward in search of a new settlement.
1849, the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, with about 20 students, opened as one-room school.
1861, representatives from six southern states (ALABAMA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPI, SOUTH CAROLINA, and TEXAS) gathered in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, to discuss their secession from the UNION, and the formation of the CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. | |
FIRST CONFEDERATE CONGRESS
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CONGRESS PASSED "INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT"
1887, CONGRESS passed the "INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT", giving the federal government authorization to regulate the railroads.
1894, ANTOINE "ADOLPHE" SAX, inventor of the saxophone, died at 79.
1899, in the PHILIPPINES, a revolt broke out against AMERICAN occupation.
1903, the MONTREAL AAA beat the WINNIPEG VICTORIAS in three games to win the STANLEY CUP.
1915, the MISSISSIPPI PENITENTIARY began experiments to find the cause of pellagra. Eventually, "lack of niacin" surfaced as the problem. The same day, GERMANY began its encircling, submarine blockage of the BRITISH ISLES.
1924, the FIRST WINTER OLYMPICS ended at CHARMONIX, FRANCE.
WINTER OLYMPICS OPENED AT LAKE PLACID
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1932, the THIRD WINTER OLYMPICS opened at LAKE PLACID in UPSTATE NEW YORK.
1933, PRESIDENT VON HINDENBURG placed limits on freedom of the press in GERMANY. |
1938, THORNTON WILDER'S play, "OUR TOWN" moved to BROADWAY at HENRY MILLER'S THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 336 performances.
1939, singer FRANK SINATRA wed NANCY BARBATO. The marriage would bring NANCY and FRANK, JR., into the world -- but would not last.
USO FOUNDED
1941, the UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (USO) were established (incorporated) to entertain and assist military men and women.
| Also in 1941, ROY PLUNKETT at the DUPONT research laboratories received a patent for tetrafluoro-ethylene polymers (TEFLON®); and production began on the film "DR. JEKYLL and MR. HYDE", starring, starring SPENCER TRACY and INGRID BERGMAN. | |
TEFLON® PATENTED
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YALTA CONFERENCE
BEGAN
1945, ALLIED-leaders FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, JOSEF STALIN, and WINSTON CHURCHILL began a round of meetings at YALTA in the CRIMEA. The same day, GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR'S U-S forces recaptured MANILA in the PHILIPPINES.
"BORN YESTERDAY"
OPENED
1946, the GARSON KANIN play, "BORN YESTERDAY", starring JUDY HOLLIDAY and PUAL DOUGLAS, opened at the LYCEUM THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 1,642 performances.
1947, the play "JOHN LOVES MARY" opened at the BOOTH THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 423 performances.
1948, SRI LANKA (then CEYLON) won its independence within the BRITISH COMMONWEALTH.
BUTTON WON AGAIN
1951, DICK BUTTON won his sixth U-S MEN'S FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP. SONYA KLOPFER won the women's title.
1954, the DRIFTERS recorded their version of "WHITE CHRISTMAS" for ATLANTIC RECORDS.
1955, JAMES BROWN recorded his hit, "PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE" for FEDERAL RECORDS.
1957, in SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, the first portable electric typewriter went on sale.
1958, for the first time in eight years, the NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME failed to elect anyone.
1959, after BUDDY HOLLY'S death, FRANKIE AVALON became the headliner of the "WINTER DANCE PARTY".
1961, rock-singer JOHNNY BURNETTE was rushed to a HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, hospital for an emergency appendectomy.
1962, in the SOVIET UNION, the COMMUNIST-newspaper "IZVESTIA" claimed baseball to be "an old RUSSIAN game". The same day, BARBARA ROLES won the U-S WOMEN'S FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP. MONTY HOYT won the men's title; and IAN FLEMING first published his JAMES BOND novel, "THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS".
ALL-NIPPON CRASH
1966, an ALL-NIPPON "747" plunged into TOKYO BAY, killing 133 of its passengers.
"GOLDEN RAINBOW" OPENED
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1968, the musical "GOLDEN RAINBOW", starring STEVE LAWRENCE and EYDIE GORME, opened at the SHUBERT THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 383 performances. The same day, BOWIE KUHN became the commissioner of baseball; and the BEATLES recorded "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE". |
1969, in the NFL, JOHN MADDEN became the coach of the OAKLAND RAIDERS. The same day, actress THELMA RITTER died at 63.
1971, the governor of NORTH CAROLINA mobilized the NATIONAL GUARD to quell a race riot in WILMINGTON. The same day, BRITISH auto-manufacturer ROLLS-ROYCE declared bankruptcy; and the RIAA certified the OSMONDS' "ONE BAD APPLE" as a gold recording.
1972, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR STROM THURMOND suggested the deportation of rock- musician JOHN LENNON.
1974, JOHN LENNON and YOKO ONO temporarily separated.
| 1974, the SYMBIONESE LIBERATION ARMY kidnapped newspaper-heiress PATTY HEARST, 19, in BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA.
1976, the 12TH WINTER OLYMPICS opened in INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. The same day, an earthquake in HONDURAS and GUATEMALA, 7.5 on the RICHTER SCALE, killed more than 20,000 people. | |
HEIRESS PATTY HEARST ABDUCTED
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1977, ABC TELEVISION aired a 25th-anniversary tribute to "AMERICAN BANDSTAND" with guest stars including CHUCK BERRY, SEALS and CROFTS, GREGG ALLMAN, JUNIOR WALKER, JOHHNY RIVERS, CHARLIE DANIELS, and the POINTER SISTERS. The same day, WARNER BROTHERS released FLEETWOOD MAC'S "RUMOURS" album; and in VANCOUVER, the WALES CONFERENCE beat the CAMPBELL CONFERENCE, 4-3, to win the 30TH NHL ALL-STAR GAME.
1980, ABOL HASSAN BANI SADR became prime minister of IRAN.
"PUMP BOYS.." TO BROADWAY
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1982, after a stint off BROADWAY at the WESTSIDE ARTS THEATRE, the musical "PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES" opened at the PRINCESS THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 573 performances (685 combined).
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1983, in LOS ANGELES, pop-singer KAREN CARPENTER died at 32 of heart failure caused by anorexia nervosa.
The same day, SCOTT HAMILTON won the U-S MEN'S FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP.
1984, "KARMA CHAMELEON" by CULTURE CLUB topped the pop-singles charts. The same day, TOMMY TUNE'S musical, "NINE", closed at the 46TH STREET THEATRE in NEW YORK after a run of 729 performances.
1985, in NEW YORK, 20 nations signed the UNITED NATIONS' "CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE". The UNITED STATES signed on MARCH 15TH.
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TORTURE ABOLITION AGREEMENT
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1986, in the NHL ALL-STAR GAME, the WALES CONFERENCE beat the CAMPBELL CONFERENCE,
4-3, in overtime.
U-S WINS BACK
AMERICA'S CUP
1987, the SAN DIEGO YACHT CLUB'S "STARS AND STRIPES" recaptured the AMERICA'S CUP with a win over AUSTRALIA'S "KOOKABURRA III". The same day, pianist LIBERACE died at 67 in PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, from complications caused by AIDS; and CONGRESS overrode PRESIDENT REAGAN'S veto of the "CLEAN WATER ACT".
1988, NBA-great WES UNSELD in his first year of eligibility was selected by the PRO BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME.
RESTORED "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA" RELEASED
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1989, COLUMBIA released a restored version of the film "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA", starring PETER O'TOOLE, ALEC GUINNESS, ANTHONY QUINN, JACK HAWKINS, OMAR SHARIF, JOSÉ FERRER, ANTHONY QUAYLE, CLAUDE RAINS, and ARTHUR KENNEDY. |
1990, the ST. PETERSBURG PELICANS beat the WEST PALM BEACH TROPICS, 12-4, to win the first SENIOR PRO BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. The same day, the NFC defeated the AFC, 27-21, to the win the NFL PRO BOWL.
1991, the NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME'S board of directors voted, 12-0, to bar player-manager PETE ROSE, a convicted felon for gambling on game outcomes, from future membership.
1992, actor JOHN DEHNER died at 76 in SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA.
1993, at a BOSTON GARDEN ceremony, the BOSTON CELTICS retired LARRY BIRD'S number 33.
1994, "THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES" was a winner at the TENTH SOAP OPERA DIGEST AWARDS.
1996, the NFC beat the AFC, 20-13, to win the NFL PRO BOWL. The same day, as a major snowstorm blanketed the MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, recorded a record low of -26 degrees FAHRENHEIT.
| 1997, a civil jury in SANTA MONICA found O-J SIMPSON liable in the deaths of ex-wife NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON and waiter RONALD BROWN. The same day in the NHL, MARIO LEMIEUX scored his 600th career goal. | |
SIMPSON FOUND LIABLE IN CIVIL TRIAL
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GATES GETS PIE
1998, in BELGIUM, MICROSOFT'S BILL GATES received a pie in the face.
1999, country-singer FREDDY FENDER received his star on the HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.
2000, DIMENSION FILMS released the horror-film "SCREAM THREE", starring DAVID ARQUETTE, NEVE CAMPBELL, COURTENEY COX, PATRICK DEMPSEY, and SCOTT FOLEY. The same day, former HOUSE SPEAKER CARL ALBERT of OKLAHOMA died at 91; and the U-S NAVY launched the "USS IWO JIMA", an amphibious assault ship.
2001, jazz-musician J-J JOHNSON, 77, committed suicide.
2003, YUGOSLAVIA dissolved and its two-remaining republics, SERBIA and MONTENEGRO, formed a quasi-union.
2004, the MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME COURT ruled in favor of gay marriages.
2005, actor OSSIE DAVIS died at 87 in MIAMI, FLORIDA. The same day, MARK ZUCKERBERG founded the "FACEBOOK" social network on the WORLDWIDE WEB.
2006, ARABS in the MIDDLE EAST, enraged by caricatures of the prophet MUHAMMAD printed in some EUROPEAN publications, marched in the streets of several cities, burned flags, and torched several buildings. The same day on her 85th birthday, feminist BETTY FRIEDAN died in WASHINGTON, DC.
2007, singer-actress BARBARA MCNAIR died at 72 in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
2008, on the 40th anniversary of the song's recording date, NASA transmitted the BEATLES' "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE" in the direction of the star POLARIS -- 431 light years from EARTH.
Revolutionary War's THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO (1746)
Actor NIGEL BRUCE (1895)
Aviator CHARLE LINDBERGH (1902)
Astronomer CLYDE TOMBAUGH (1906)
Golf-Legend BYRON NELSON (1912)
Civil-Rights Pioneer ROSA PARKS (1913)
Actress-Director IDA LUPINO (1918)
Feminist BETTY FRIEDAN (1921)
Actor CONRAD BAIN is 89
Actor GARY CONWAY is 76
Comedian DAVID BRENNER is 76
Film-Director GEORGE ROMERO is 72
Musician JOHN STEEL of the ANIMALS is 71
Singer FLORENCE LA RUE of the FIFTH DIMENSION, is 68
Former Vice-President DAN QUAYLE is 65
Singer ALICE COOPER is 64
Actor MICHAEL BECK is 63
Actress LISA EICHHORN is 60
Drummer JERRY SHIRLEY of HUMBLE PIE is 60
Football-Great LAWRENCE TAYLOR is 53
Country-Singer CLINT BLACK is 50
Actress GABRIELLE ANWAR is 42
Singer DAVID GARZA is 41
Singer NATALIE IMBRUGLIO is 37
Singer GAVIN DE GRAW is 35
Gymnast CARLY PATTERSON is 24
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