Today In History - March 19

1227 Count Ugolino of Segna is elected Pope Gregory IX
1452 Frederick III of Hapsburg crowned Roman German Emperor
1524 Giovanni de Varrazano of France sights land around area of Carolinas
1540 Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic"
1563 Peace of Amboise: Rights for Huguenots
1571 Spanish troops occupy Manila
1628 Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen
1644 200 members of Peking imperial family/court commit suicide
1682 Nationally Council accept independence of French church
1702 James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes Queen of England
1748 English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US
1775 4 people buried by an avalanche for 37 days, 3 survive in Italy
1775 Poland and Prussia sign trade agreement
1799 Joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna
1803 Johann von Schillers "Die Braut von Messina," premieres in Weimar
1822 Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city
1831 The first U.S. bank robbery (City Bank, New York/$245,000)
1859 Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris
1864 Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris
1865 Battle of Bentonville - Confederates retreat from Greenville NC
1866 Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 people die
1870 The opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan
1883 Jan Matzeliger invents first machine to manufacture shoes
1885 Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Sask
1892 3 brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket Eng vs. SA (Cape Town)
1895 Los Angeles Railway established to provide streetcar service
1907 18.8 cm precipitation at Lewer's Ranch, Nevada: state record
1914 Stanley Cup: Tor Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Vict Capitals (PCHA) in 3 game
1915 Pluto photographed for first time (although unknown at the time)
1917 U.S. Supreme Court upheld 8-hr work day for railroad employees
1918 Congress authorizes time zones and approves daylight saving time
1918 S. Potter becomes first U.S. pilot to shoot down a German seaplane
1920 U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy)
1925 Angelo G. Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop
1927 Bloody battles between communists and Nazis in Berlin
1928 "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago)
1930 Nakagawa Soen accepted as a student of Katsube Keigaku Roshi
1931 Nevada legalizes gambling
1937 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism
1938 Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes
1940 Failed British air raid on German base at Sylt
1940 French government of Daladier, falls
1941 Jimmy Dorsey and Orch record "Green Eyes" and "Maria Elena"
1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders men between 45 and 64 to register for non military duty
1942 Thoroughbred Racing Association of U.S. formed in Chicago
1943 Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks
1944 Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London
1945 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan
1945 Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities
1945 British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)
1945 U.S. Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure
1946 Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion become overseas depts
1946 Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as president of U.S.S.R.
1947 Belgian government of Spaak, forms
1947 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan
1948 Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City
1949 The first museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
1950 5th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias
1950 City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT
1951 Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny," published
1953 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (first time televised)
1953 Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in New York City
1954 The first color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, New York City
1954 The first rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico
1954 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
1954 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins
1955 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63
1956 Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minnesota Lakers-133, St. Louis Hawks-75
1957 Indians reject Boston's offer of $1 million for Herb Score
1958 Britain's first planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London
1960 22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55
1962 "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances
1962 Archbishop Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels appointed cardinal
1964 Sean Connery's first day of shooting on "Goldfinger"
1965 Indonesia nationalizes all foreign oil companies
1965 Stoica becomes president and Ceausescu party leader of Romania
1966 "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 3 performances
1966 28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65
1966 Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins
1967 Fr Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France
1967 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St. Petersburg Orange Golf Classic
1968 Howard University students seize administration building
1969 British invade Anguilla
1969 Chicago 8 indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic convention
1970 West German chancellor and East German premier Willy Brandt meet
1972 Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1972 India and Bangladesh sign friendship treaty
1972 Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 pts
1973 Dean tells Nixon "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency"
1974 Jefferson Starship begins their first tour
1975 Penn is first state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports
1976 Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years
1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1977 Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.33)
1978 50,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb
1978 Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic
1979 House of Representatives begins live television broadcasts via C-SPAN
1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident
1981 Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4
1981 Emmy 8th Daytime Awards - Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time
1982 National Guard jet tanker crashes killing 27
1984 "Kate and Allie," premieres
1984 John J. O'Connor named 8th Archbishop of New York
1984 KSD-AM in St. Louis MO changes call letters to KUSA
1984 Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into Columbia River
1984 Pitcher Denny McLain, indicted on various charges of racketeering
1984 STS 41-C vehicle moves to launch pad
1985 "Spin Magazine" begins publishing
1985 Senate votes 55-45, to authorize production of the MX missile
1987 Bonnie Blair skates ladies world record 500 m (39.43 sec)
1987 Fred Currey acquires Greyhound Bus Company
1987 Hassanali inaugurated as president of Trinidad and Tobago
1987 PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns after sex scandal with Jessica Hahn
1987 Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies world record 3 km (4:16.85)
1988 Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25)
1989 Boeing B-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight
1989 Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR)
1989 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by E Gordeeva and S Grinkov (U.S.S.R.)
1989 Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson
1989 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN)
1989 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan)
1990 The first world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa)
1991 Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers
1991 NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day
1991 Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses
1991 St. Louis Blue Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season
1992 "Master Builder" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 45 performances
1992 British Prince Andrew and Princess Sarah Ferguson announce separation
1993 Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (RUS)
1993 Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (CAN)
1993 Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced plans to retire
1994 2,500 kilograms of cocaine intercepted in Zeewolde Netherlands
1994 Lara scores 167 for WI vs. England at Georgetown
1994 Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan
1994 New Jersey Devils club record 41st win of the season
1995 "Translations" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 25 performances
1995 "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances
1995 5 people die by poison gas in Japanese subway
1995 Arizona outside of Phoenix begins using new area code 520
1995 Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450)
1995 Finland Social-Democratic Party wins parliamentary election
1995 Laura Davis wins LPGA Standard Register PING Golf Tournament
1995 Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months, beats Pacers
1995 NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47)
1995 Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:54.08)
1996 Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marrage
1997 Ice Pairs won by Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer (GER)
1997 Major League Baseball announces 5 year, $50M deal with Pepsi
1997 Supreme Court hears Internet indecency arguments

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