March 24
1603 - Queen Elizabeth I died at age 69 after ruling England for more than 40 years.
1765 - Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.
1882 - Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus.
1883 - Long-distance telephone service was inaugurated between Chicago and New York City.
1949 - Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" became the first British film to win an Oscar.
1958 - Rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley joined the U.S. Army.
1965 - Ranger 9, a lunar probe launched three days earlier by NASA, crashed into the moon (as planned) after sending back more than 5,800 video images.
1976 - The president of Argentina, Isabel Peron, was deposed by her country’s military.
1977 - Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, was named archbishop of Munich and Freising in Germany.
1989 - In one of the worst oil spills in recent history, the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground and released 240,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound off the coast of Alaska.
1995 - After 20 years, British soldiers stopped routine patrols in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1998 - A 13-year-old boy and his 11-year-old cousin opened fire outside their school in Jonesboro, Arkansas, killing four students and a teacher and injuring 10.
1999 - NATO begins launching air strikes in an attempt to force Serbia to cease hostilities against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
2001 - Apple Computer released its Mac OS X operating system.
2002 - Halle Berry became the first African-American actress to win a best actress Oscar and Denzel Washington became the second African-American actor to receive the best actor award.
2004 - The notorious Bird family's more than half-century stronghold on the nation of Antigua and Barbuda came to an end when Baldwin Spencer won the post of prime minister in a general election.
2005 - The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal from the parents of Terri Schiavo to have a feeding tube reinserted into the severely brain-damaged woman.
2010 - Keeping a promise he’d made to anti-abortion Democratic lawmakers to assure passage of his historic health care legislation, President Barack Obama signed an executive order against using federal funds to pay for elective abortions covered by private insurance.
2011 - The Census Bureau released its first set of national-level findings from the 2010 count on race and migration, showing that Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the previous decade, exceeding estimates in most states as they crossed a new census milestone: 50 million, or 1 in 6 Americans.
2012 - Former Vice President Dick Cheney underwent a heart transplant at a Virginia hospital.
2015 - Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.
2019 - Attorney General William Barr reported that special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election, but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. Democrats pointed out that Mueller had found evidence for and against obstruction, and they demanded to see his full report. (The report would be released in April.)
Birthdays
26 - Toni Romiti (singer)
31 - Keisha Castle-Hugles (actress)
31 - Lacey Evans (professional wrestler)
36 - CJ "Lana" Perry (professional wrestler)
37 - Chris Bosh (basketball player)
39 - Jack Swagger (professional wrestler)
40 - Philip Winchester (actor)
42 - Lake Bell (actress)
43 - Amir Arison (actor)
44 - Jessica Chastain (actress)
44 - Olivia Burnette (actress)
44 - Amanda Brugel (actress)
45 - Peyton Manning (football player)
47 - Alyson Hannigan (actress)
48 - Jim Parsons (actor)
50 - Megyn Price (actress)
51 - Lara Flynn Boyle (actress)
51 - Lauren Bowles (actress)
56 - Peter Jacobson (actor)
56 - Mark "The Undertaker" Callaway (professional wrestler)
59 - Star Jones (TV personality)
61 - Kelly LeBrock (actress)
67 - Robert Carradine (actor)
67 - Donna Pescow (actress)
68 - Louie Anderson (comedian)
70 - Tommy Hilfiger (fashion designer)
72 - Nick Lowe (singer)
88 - William Smith (actor)
============================================
Today in Sports History - March 24
1936 - The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0. The first goal was not scored until 16 minutes and 30 seconds into the sixth overtime period of the season's first Stanley Cup semi-final game.
1956 - San Francisco defeats Cockeye 83-71 to win a second consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1962 - Cincinnati defeats Ohio State 71-59 to win their second consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1962 - Benny "Kid" Paret was knocked into unconsciousness in a boxing match with Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden. He died 10 days later. It was the first televised "death in the ring."
1973 - Nate "Tiny" Archibald became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring (34.0 ppg) and assists (11.4 apg) in the same season.
1974 - North Carolina State defeats Marquette 76-64 to win the NCAA Tournament; this was the first tournament officially designated as a "Division I" championship.
1980 - Louisville defeats UCLA 59-54 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1992 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 1000th career point in his 513th game. He was the second fastest player in the NHL to record 1000 points.
2005 - The NHL canceled its draft due to a six-month player lockout.
2019 - Tight end Rob Gronkowski announces his retirement from football as a three-time Super Bowl champion and holder of several postseason records for a tight end: receptions (81), receiving yards (1,163), and receiving TDs (12). (He would unretire in 2020.)
2019 - Mike Trout signs the largest contract to date in North American professional sports history, a 12-year, $426.5 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Angels.
2020 - The International Olympic Committee announced that the Summer Olympics in Tokyo would be postponed until 2021.
1603 - Queen Elizabeth I died at age 69 after ruling England for more than 40 years.
1765 - Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.
1882 - Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus.
1883 - Long-distance telephone service was inaugurated between Chicago and New York City.
1949 - Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" became the first British film to win an Oscar.
1958 - Rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley joined the U.S. Army.
1965 - Ranger 9, a lunar probe launched three days earlier by NASA, crashed into the moon (as planned) after sending back more than 5,800 video images.
1976 - The president of Argentina, Isabel Peron, was deposed by her country’s military.
1977 - Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, was named archbishop of Munich and Freising in Germany.
1989 - In one of the worst oil spills in recent history, the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground and released 240,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound off the coast of Alaska.
1995 - After 20 years, British soldiers stopped routine patrols in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1998 - A 13-year-old boy and his 11-year-old cousin opened fire outside their school in Jonesboro, Arkansas, killing four students and a teacher and injuring 10.
1999 - NATO begins launching air strikes in an attempt to force Serbia to cease hostilities against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
2001 - Apple Computer released its Mac OS X operating system.
2002 - Halle Berry became the first African-American actress to win a best actress Oscar and Denzel Washington became the second African-American actor to receive the best actor award.
2004 - The notorious Bird family's more than half-century stronghold on the nation of Antigua and Barbuda came to an end when Baldwin Spencer won the post of prime minister in a general election.
2005 - The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal from the parents of Terri Schiavo to have a feeding tube reinserted into the severely brain-damaged woman.
2010 - Keeping a promise he’d made to anti-abortion Democratic lawmakers to assure passage of his historic health care legislation, President Barack Obama signed an executive order against using federal funds to pay for elective abortions covered by private insurance.
2011 - The Census Bureau released its first set of national-level findings from the 2010 count on race and migration, showing that Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the previous decade, exceeding estimates in most states as they crossed a new census milestone: 50 million, or 1 in 6 Americans.
2012 - Former Vice President Dick Cheney underwent a heart transplant at a Virginia hospital.
2015 - Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.
2019 - Attorney General William Barr reported that special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election, but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. Democrats pointed out that Mueller had found evidence for and against obstruction, and they demanded to see his full report. (The report would be released in April.)
Birthdays
26 - Toni Romiti (singer)
31 - Keisha Castle-Hugles (actress)
31 - Lacey Evans (professional wrestler)
36 - CJ "Lana" Perry (professional wrestler)
37 - Chris Bosh (basketball player)
39 - Jack Swagger (professional wrestler)
40 - Philip Winchester (actor)
42 - Lake Bell (actress)
43 - Amir Arison (actor)
44 - Jessica Chastain (actress)
44 - Olivia Burnette (actress)
44 - Amanda Brugel (actress)
45 - Peyton Manning (football player)
47 - Alyson Hannigan (actress)
48 - Jim Parsons (actor)
50 - Megyn Price (actress)
51 - Lara Flynn Boyle (actress)
51 - Lauren Bowles (actress)
56 - Peter Jacobson (actor)
56 - Mark "The Undertaker" Callaway (professional wrestler)
59 - Star Jones (TV personality)
61 - Kelly LeBrock (actress)
67 - Robert Carradine (actor)
67 - Donna Pescow (actress)
68 - Louie Anderson (comedian)
70 - Tommy Hilfiger (fashion designer)
72 - Nick Lowe (singer)
88 - William Smith (actor)
============================================
Today in Sports History - March 24
1936 - The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0. The first goal was not scored until 16 minutes and 30 seconds into the sixth overtime period of the season's first Stanley Cup semi-final game.
1956 - San Francisco defeats Cockeye 83-71 to win a second consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1962 - Cincinnati defeats Ohio State 71-59 to win their second consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1962 - Benny "Kid" Paret was knocked into unconsciousness in a boxing match with Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden. He died 10 days later. It was the first televised "death in the ring."
1973 - Nate "Tiny" Archibald became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring (34.0 ppg) and assists (11.4 apg) in the same season.
1974 - North Carolina State defeats Marquette 76-64 to win the NCAA Tournament; this was the first tournament officially designated as a "Division I" championship.
1980 - Louisville defeats UCLA 59-54 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1992 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 1000th career point in his 513th game. He was the second fastest player in the NHL to record 1000 points.
2005 - The NHL canceled its draft due to a six-month player lockout.
2019 - Tight end Rob Gronkowski announces his retirement from football as a three-time Super Bowl champion and holder of several postseason records for a tight end: receptions (81), receiving yards (1,163), and receiving TDs (12). (He would unretire in 2020.)
2019 - Mike Trout signs the largest contract to date in North American professional sports history, a 12-year, $426.5 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Angels.
2020 - The International Olympic Committee announced that the Summer Olympics in Tokyo would be postponed until 2021.