March 1
1790 - Congress authorized the first U.S. Census.
1803 - Ohio became the 17th state.
1815 - Napoleon, having escaped exile in Elba, arrived in Cannes, France, and headed for Paris to begin his “Hundred Days” rule.
1864 - Rebecca Lee was the first black woman to be awarded a medical degree in the United States.
1867 - Nebraska became the 37th state.
1872 - Yellowstone became the world's first National Park.
1893 - Inventor Nikola Tesla first publicly demonstrated radio during a meeting of the National Electric Light Association in St. Louis by transmitting electromagnetic energy without wires.
1932 - Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family home near Hopewell, New Jersey. (Remains identified as those of the child were found the following May.)
1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt, back from the Yalta Conference, proclaimed the meeting a success as he addressed a joint session of Congress.
1954 - Four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the spectators’ gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives, wounding five members of Congress.
1961 - President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order creating the Peace Corps.
1966 - The Soviet space probe Venera 3 impacted the surface of Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to reach another planet; however, Venera was unable to transmit any data, its communications system having failed.
1971 - A bomb went off inside a men’s room at the U.S. Capitol; the radical group Weather Underground claimed responsibility for the pre-dawn blast.
1974 - Seven people, including former Nixon White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman, former Attorney General John Mitchell and former assistant Attorney General Robert Mardian, were indicted on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice in connection with the Watergate break-in. (These four defendants were convicted in January 1975, though Mardian’s conviction was later reversed.)
1981 - IRA member Bobby Sands began a hunger strike in Maze Prison; he would die 65 days later.
2005 - Dennis Rader, the churchgoing family man accused of leading a double life as the BTK serial killer, was charged in Wichita, Kansas, with 10 counts of first-degree murder. (Rader later pleaded guilty and received multiple life sentences.)
2005 - A closely divided Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for juvenile criminals.
2010 - Jay Leno returned as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show."
2013 - President Barack Obama, still deadlocked with Republican congressional leaders, formally enacted $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts a few hours before the midnight deadline required by law.
2015 - Tens of thousands marched through Moscow in honor of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who had been shot to death on Feb. 27.
2018 - President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, escalating tensions with China and other trading partners and raising the prospect of higher prices for Americans.
2022 - In his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden aimed to rally the American public to bear the costs of supporting Ukraine’s fight to stave off the massive Russian invasion. He also outlined his plans to combat soaring inflation.
Birthdays
23 - Ava Allan (actress)
29 - Justin Bieber (singer)
29 - Tyreek Hill (football player)
34 - Daniella Monet (actress)
34 - Emeraude Toubia (actress)
36 - Sammie (singer)
36 - Kesha (singer)
37 - Big E Langston (professional wrestler)
40 - Lupita Nyong'o (actress)
41 - Joe Tippett (actor)
45 - Donovan Patton (TV host)
45 - Jensen Ackles (actor)
48 - Tate Stevens (singer)
49 - Mark-Paul Gosselaar (actor)
49 - Cara Buono (actress)
50 - Jack Davenport (actor)
54 - Javier Bardem (actor)
56 - George Eads (actor)
57 - Don Lemon (TV host)
58 - Chris Eigeman (actor)
58 - Booker T (professional wrestler)
60 - Russell Wong (actor)
60 - Maurice Benard (actor)
60 - Bryan Batt (actor)
66 - Jon Carroll (singer)
67 - Tim Daly (actor)
68 - Catherine Bach (actress)
69 - Ron Howard (actor/director)
78 - Dirk Benedict (actor)
79 - Roger Daltrey (singer)
96 - Harry Belafonte (actor/singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 1
1941- Elmer Layden was named the first Commissioner of the NFL.
1949 - Joe Louis announced his retirement from boxing.
1967 - MLB Commissioner William Eckert approves the Baseball Writers Association of America's plan to name a Cy Young Award recipient from both the National and American Leagues.
1969 - Mickey Mantle announced his retirement from baseball.
1970 - Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins becomes the first defenseman in NHL history to score 25 goals in a season.
1970 - Minnesota coach Charlie Burns becomes the final player/coach in NHL history, when he plays in the North Stars' 8-0 win over Toronto Maple Leafs; remains in role for final month of the season.
1979 - The NCAA granted ESPN exclusive rights to televise collegiate events.
1988 - Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers) got his 1,050th assist to become the NHL's all-time assist leader. Gordie Howe had held the record for 26 years.
1993 - The expansion NHL team owned by Disney was named the Mighty Ducks.
1996 - Lenny Wilkens won his 1,000th game as a coach in the NBA.
1996 - The Dallas Mavericks set a record when they attempted 44 3-point shots in a game against the Vancouver Grizzlies.
1997 - Puerto Rican boxer Hector Camacho defeats Sugar Ray Leonard with a 5th round knockout in Atlantic City, New Jersey to retain the IBC middleweight title; it was the only time Leonard had been KO'd in his career and he goes into permanent retirement following the bout.
1998 - Miami's Pat Riley becomes the 5th head coach to record 900 NBA career wins with Heat's 85-84 win over the New Jersey Nets.
2003 - Legendary Mount St. Mary's basketball head coach Jim Phelan wins final game of 49 year career as Mountaineers win 60-56 over Central Connecticut State; Phelan: 830 wins in NCAA record 1,354 games.
2005 - The NHL's board of governors met and emerged fully behind Commissioner Gary Bettman and totally committed to having a season in the fall.
2016 - MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred sends a strong message on the issue of domestic violence; issues a 30-game suspension to NY Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman.
1790 - Congress authorized the first U.S. Census.
1803 - Ohio became the 17th state.
1815 - Napoleon, having escaped exile in Elba, arrived in Cannes, France, and headed for Paris to begin his “Hundred Days” rule.
1864 - Rebecca Lee was the first black woman to be awarded a medical degree in the United States.
1867 - Nebraska became the 37th state.
1872 - Yellowstone became the world's first National Park.
1893 - Inventor Nikola Tesla first publicly demonstrated radio during a meeting of the National Electric Light Association in St. Louis by transmitting electromagnetic energy without wires.
1932 - Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family home near Hopewell, New Jersey. (Remains identified as those of the child were found the following May.)
1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt, back from the Yalta Conference, proclaimed the meeting a success as he addressed a joint session of Congress.
1954 - Four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the spectators’ gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives, wounding five members of Congress.
1961 - President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order creating the Peace Corps.
1966 - The Soviet space probe Venera 3 impacted the surface of Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to reach another planet; however, Venera was unable to transmit any data, its communications system having failed.
1971 - A bomb went off inside a men’s room at the U.S. Capitol; the radical group Weather Underground claimed responsibility for the pre-dawn blast.
1974 - Seven people, including former Nixon White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman, former Attorney General John Mitchell and former assistant Attorney General Robert Mardian, were indicted on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice in connection with the Watergate break-in. (These four defendants were convicted in January 1975, though Mardian’s conviction was later reversed.)
1981 - IRA member Bobby Sands began a hunger strike in Maze Prison; he would die 65 days later.
2005 - Dennis Rader, the churchgoing family man accused of leading a double life as the BTK serial killer, was charged in Wichita, Kansas, with 10 counts of first-degree murder. (Rader later pleaded guilty and received multiple life sentences.)
2005 - A closely divided Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for juvenile criminals.
2010 - Jay Leno returned as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show."
2013 - President Barack Obama, still deadlocked with Republican congressional leaders, formally enacted $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts a few hours before the midnight deadline required by law.
2015 - Tens of thousands marched through Moscow in honor of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who had been shot to death on Feb. 27.
2018 - President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, escalating tensions with China and other trading partners and raising the prospect of higher prices for Americans.
2022 - In his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden aimed to rally the American public to bear the costs of supporting Ukraine’s fight to stave off the massive Russian invasion. He also outlined his plans to combat soaring inflation.
Birthdays
23 - Ava Allan (actress)
29 - Justin Bieber (singer)
29 - Tyreek Hill (football player)
34 - Daniella Monet (actress)
34 - Emeraude Toubia (actress)
36 - Sammie (singer)
36 - Kesha (singer)
37 - Big E Langston (professional wrestler)
40 - Lupita Nyong'o (actress)
41 - Joe Tippett (actor)
45 - Donovan Patton (TV host)
45 - Jensen Ackles (actor)
48 - Tate Stevens (singer)
49 - Mark-Paul Gosselaar (actor)
49 - Cara Buono (actress)
50 - Jack Davenport (actor)
54 - Javier Bardem (actor)
56 - George Eads (actor)
57 - Don Lemon (TV host)
58 - Chris Eigeman (actor)
58 - Booker T (professional wrestler)
60 - Russell Wong (actor)
60 - Maurice Benard (actor)
60 - Bryan Batt (actor)
66 - Jon Carroll (singer)
67 - Tim Daly (actor)
68 - Catherine Bach (actress)
69 - Ron Howard (actor/director)
78 - Dirk Benedict (actor)
79 - Roger Daltrey (singer)
96 - Harry Belafonte (actor/singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 1
1941- Elmer Layden was named the first Commissioner of the NFL.
1949 - Joe Louis announced his retirement from boxing.
1967 - MLB Commissioner William Eckert approves the Baseball Writers Association of America's plan to name a Cy Young Award recipient from both the National and American Leagues.
1969 - Mickey Mantle announced his retirement from baseball.
1970 - Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins becomes the first defenseman in NHL history to score 25 goals in a season.
1970 - Minnesota coach Charlie Burns becomes the final player/coach in NHL history, when he plays in the North Stars' 8-0 win over Toronto Maple Leafs; remains in role for final month of the season.
1979 - The NCAA granted ESPN exclusive rights to televise collegiate events.
1988 - Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers) got his 1,050th assist to become the NHL's all-time assist leader. Gordie Howe had held the record for 26 years.
1993 - The expansion NHL team owned by Disney was named the Mighty Ducks.
1996 - Lenny Wilkens won his 1,000th game as a coach in the NBA.
1996 - The Dallas Mavericks set a record when they attempted 44 3-point shots in a game against the Vancouver Grizzlies.
1997 - Puerto Rican boxer Hector Camacho defeats Sugar Ray Leonard with a 5th round knockout in Atlantic City, New Jersey to retain the IBC middleweight title; it was the only time Leonard had been KO'd in his career and he goes into permanent retirement following the bout.
1998 - Miami's Pat Riley becomes the 5th head coach to record 900 NBA career wins with Heat's 85-84 win over the New Jersey Nets.
2003 - Legendary Mount St. Mary's basketball head coach Jim Phelan wins final game of 49 year career as Mountaineers win 60-56 over Central Connecticut State; Phelan: 830 wins in NCAA record 1,354 games.
2005 - The NHL's board of governors met and emerged fully behind Commissioner Gary Bettman and totally committed to having a season in the fall.
2016 - MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred sends a strong message on the issue of domestic violence; issues a 30-game suspension to NY Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman.
