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Also on Feb. 28, 1993, a gun battle erupted near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to serve warrants on the Branch Davidians; four agents and six Davidians were killed as a 51-day standoff began.
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03-01-2010, 02:23 AM | #1682 (permalink) |
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On March 1, 1932, the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped from the family home near Hopewell, N.J.
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03-01-2010, 02:50 AM | #1683 (permalink) |
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Also on March 1, 1969, Jim Morrison (Doors) was arrested and officially charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, indecent behavior, open profanity and public drunkenness in Miami. Morrison was later sentenced. Morrison died while the sentence was under appeal...
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03-02-2010, 02:24 AM | #1685 (permalink) |
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On March 2nd, 1933 -The movie "King Kong" had its world premiere in New York.
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03-02-2010, 02:54 AM | #1686 (permalink) |
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Also on March 2, 1975, Linda McCartney was arrested for personal possession of marijuana. Paul was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident but was not charged...
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03-03-2010, 02:26 AM | #1687 (permalink) |
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On March 3, 1991, in a case that sparked a national outcry, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video.
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03-03-2010, 02:51 AM | #1688 (permalink) |
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Also on March 3, 1957, Samuel Cardinal Stritch banned rock 'n' roll from Chicago archdiocese Roman Catholic schools...
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03-04-2010, 02:20 AM | #1690 (permalink) |
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On March 4, 1933, the start of President Roosevelt's first administration brought with it the first woman to serve in the Cabinet: Labor Secretary Frances Perkins
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03-04-2010, 02:51 AM | #1691 (permalink) |
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On March 4, 1970, Janis Joplin was fined $200 for using obscene language onstage in Tampa, FL...
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03-05-2010, 02:54 AM | #1692 (permalink) |
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On March 5, 1982, Blues Brother John Belushi died of drug overdose in the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles at the age of 33...
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03-05-2010, 05:03 AM | #1693 (permalink) |
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Also on March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.
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03-06-2010, 02:42 AM | #1694 (permalink) |
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On March 6, 1970, Charles Manson released his album "Lies" to finance his defense against murder charges...
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03-06-2010, 08:21 AM | #1695 (permalink) |
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Also on March 6th, 1836- The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege.
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03-07-2010, 02:55 AM | #1696 (permalink) |
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On March 7, 1967, Sandra Dee received a divorce from Bobby Darin...
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03-08-2010, 02:53 AM | #1697 (permalink) |
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On March 8, 1974, Bad Company gave their debut performance in England...
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03-09-2010, 03:03 AM | #1698 (permalink) |
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On March 9, 1976, Keith Moon collapsed onstage at the start of a Who concert in the Boston Garden...
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03-09-2010, 04:57 PM | #1699 (permalink) |
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On March 9, 2010, Tully Mars and I were promoted again to super moderaters...
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03-10-2010, 02:35 AM | #1700 (permalink) |
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On March 10th, 1876- The first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell's telephone took place in Boston as his assistant heard Bell say, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you."
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03-10-2010, 03:06 AM | #1701 (permalink) |
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Also on March 10, 1988, Andy Gibb died from myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) following a long battle with cocaine addiction, which had weakened his heart...
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03-11-2010, 02:15 AM | #1702 (permalink) |
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On March 11, 1941, President Roosevelt signed into law the Lend-Lease Bill, providing war supplies to countries fighting the Axis.
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03-11-2010, 03:07 AM | #1703 (permalink) |
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Also on March 11, 1963, in London, Manfred Mann's first concert was held...
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03-12-2010, 02:09 AM | #1704 (permalink) |
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On March 12th, 1933- President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his radio "fireside chats," telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation's economic crisis
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03-12-2010, 02:41 AM | #1705 (permalink) |
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Also on March 12, 1969, George Harrison and his wife Patti were arrested in Esher, Surrey. The charge was cannabis resin possession after authorities found 120 joints in their house...
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03-13-2010, 02:28 AM | #1706 (permalink) |
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On March 13, 1973, Pink Floyd released "Dark Side of the Moon..."
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03-13-2010, 03:05 AM | #1707 (permalink) |
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Also on March, 13th 1852- "Uncle Sam" made his debut as a cartoon character in the New York Lantern.
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03-14-2010, 01:53 AM | #1708 (permalink) |
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On March 14, 1981, Eric Clapton was admitted to United Hospital in St. Paul, MN, after a serious attack of bleeding ulcers. Clapton cancelled a 60-date tour of the U.S...
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Also on March 14th, 1743- The first recorded town meeting in America was held, at Faneuil Hall in Boston.
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03-15-2010, 01:47 AM | #1710 (permalink) |
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On March 15, 1968, "LIFE" magazine called Jimi Hendrix "the most spectacular guitarist in the world..."
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03-15-2010, 01:51 AM | #1711 (permalink) |
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Also on March 15th, 1493- Christopher Columbus returned to Spain, concluding his first voyage to the Western Hemisphere.
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03-16-2010, 02:04 AM | #1712 (permalink) |
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On March 16, 1979, Twisted Sister became the first band to sell out New York City's Palladium without ever releasing a record. The band did not sign a record deal until 3 years later...
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03-16-2010, 02:20 AM | #1713 (permalink) |
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Also on March 16th, 1521- Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines, where he was killed by natives the following month.
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03-17-2010, 02:19 AM | #1714 (permalink) |
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On March 17th, 461- According to tradition, St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died in Saul. Some sources list the year as 461, others say 493.
Happy St. Pats Day everyone!
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03-17-2010, 02:37 AM | #1715 (permalink) |
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Also on March 17, 1968, the Bee Gees made their U.S. television debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show." They performed "To Love Somebody" and "Words..."
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On March 18, 1965, the first spacewalk took place as Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov left his Voskhod 2 capsule and remained outside the spacecraft for 20 minutes, secured by a tether.
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03-18-2010, 02:00 AM | #1717 (permalink) |
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On March 18, 1965, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Bill Wyman were arrested for "insulting behavior" in London. The act was urinating on the wall of the Francis Garage...
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On March 19, 1931- Nevada legalized gambling.
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03-19-2010, 02:02 AM | #1719 (permalink) |
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Also on March 19, 1982, Randy Rhoads died at the age of 25 in a plane crash. The plane was buzzing Ozzy Osbourne's tour bus when it crashed. The pilot and another female passenger were also killed...
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On March 20, 1968, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Richie Furay and Jim Messina were arrested on drug charges in Los Angeles, CA...
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