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.
1832 - A mob in Hiram, Ohio attacked, tarred and feathered Mormon leaders Joseph Smith Jr. and Sidney Rigdon.
1882 - Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus.
1934 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill granting future independence to the Philippines.
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.
1976 - Argentina President Isabel Peron was deposed by her country's military.
1980 - One of El Salvador's most respected Roman Catholic Church leaders, Archbishop Arnulfo Romero, was shot to death by a sniper as he celebrated Mass in San Salvador.
1989 - In one of the world's worst oil spills, the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, releasing more than 240,000 barrels of oil.
1995 - After 20 years, British soldiers stopped routine patrols in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1999 - NATO launched a series of air strikes in an attempt to force Serbia to cease hostilities against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo; it marked the first time in its 50-year existence that NATO had attacked a sovereign country.
1999 - Thirty-nine people were killed when fire erupted in the Mont Blanc tunnel in France and burned for two days.
2002 - Halle Berry became the first African American actress to win a Best Actress Oscar and Denzel Washington became the second African American to win the Best Actor award.
2004 - The notorious Bird family's more than 50-year stronghold on the nation of Antigua and Barbuda came to an end when Baldwin Spencer won the post of prime minister in the general election.
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.
2013 - Hundreds of thousands marched in Paris protesting the imminent legalization of same-sex marriage. (It would be signed into law just over two months later).
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.
2016 - A U.N. war crimes court convicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic of genocide and nine other charges for orchestrating a campaign of terror that left 100,000 people dead during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia; Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in prison. (The sentence was later increased to life in prison.)
Birthdays
25 - Damar Hamlin (football player)
33 - Keisha Castle-Hughes (actress)
33 - Lacey Evans (professional wrestler)
39 - Chris Bosh (basketball player)
42 - Philip Winchester (actor)
44 - Lake Bell (actress)
45 - Amir Arison (actor)
46 - Jessica Chastain (actress)
46 - Olivia Burnette (actress)
46 - Amanda Brugel (actress)
47 - Peyton Manning (football player)
49 - Alyson Hannigan (actress)
50 - Jim Parsons (actor)
52 - Megyn Price (actress)
53 - Lara Flynn Boyle (actress)
53 - Lauren Bowles (actress)
58 - Mark "The Undertaker" Calaway (professional wrestler)
58 - Peter Jacobson (actor)
61 - Star Jones (TV personality)
63 - Kelly LeBrock (actress)
67 - Steve Ballmer (former Microsoft CEO)
69 - Robert Carradine (actor)
69 - Donna Pescow (actress)
72 - Tommy Hilfiger (fashion designer)
74 - Nick Lowe (singer)
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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 the NCAA Tournament.
1962 - Cincinnati defeats Ohio State 71-59 to win the 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.
1975 - Muhammad Ali knocked out Chuck Wepner in the 15th round to retain the world heavyweight title.
1980 - Louisville defeats UCLA 59-54 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1988 - San Diego Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts announces his retirement after a 15-year career.
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 - Two-time American League MVP Mike Trout signs the largest contract in North American professional sports history, a 12-year, $426.5 million extension with the Los Angeles Angels.
2020 - The International Olympic Committee announced that the Summer Olympics in Tokyo would be postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus.
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.
1832 - A mob in Hiram, Ohio attacked, tarred and feathered Mormon leaders Joseph Smith Jr. and Sidney Rigdon.
1882 - Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus.
1934 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill granting future independence to the Philippines.
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.
1976 - Argentina President Isabel Peron was deposed by her country's military.
1980 - One of El Salvador's most respected Roman Catholic Church leaders, Archbishop Arnulfo Romero, was shot to death by a sniper as he celebrated Mass in San Salvador.
1989 - In one of the world's worst oil spills, the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, releasing more than 240,000 barrels of oil.
1995 - After 20 years, British soldiers stopped routine patrols in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1999 - NATO launched a series of air strikes in an attempt to force Serbia to cease hostilities against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo; it marked the first time in its 50-year existence that NATO had attacked a sovereign country.
1999 - Thirty-nine people were killed when fire erupted in the Mont Blanc tunnel in France and burned for two days.
2002 - Halle Berry became the first African American actress to win a Best Actress Oscar and Denzel Washington became the second African American to win the Best Actor award.
2004 - The notorious Bird family's more than 50-year stronghold on the nation of Antigua and Barbuda came to an end when Baldwin Spencer won the post of prime minister in the general election.
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.
2013 - Hundreds of thousands marched in Paris protesting the imminent legalization of same-sex marriage. (It would be signed into law just over two months later).
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.
2016 - A U.N. war crimes court convicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic of genocide and nine other charges for orchestrating a campaign of terror that left 100,000 people dead during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia; Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in prison. (The sentence was later increased to life in prison.)
Birthdays
25 - Damar Hamlin (football player)
33 - Keisha Castle-Hughes (actress)
33 - Lacey Evans (professional wrestler)
39 - Chris Bosh (basketball player)
42 - Philip Winchester (actor)
44 - Lake Bell (actress)
45 - Amir Arison (actor)
46 - Jessica Chastain (actress)
46 - Olivia Burnette (actress)
46 - Amanda Brugel (actress)
47 - Peyton Manning (football player)
49 - Alyson Hannigan (actress)
50 - Jim Parsons (actor)
52 - Megyn Price (actress)
53 - Lara Flynn Boyle (actress)
53 - Lauren Bowles (actress)
58 - Mark "The Undertaker" Calaway (professional wrestler)
58 - Peter Jacobson (actor)
61 - Star Jones (TV personality)
63 - Kelly LeBrock (actress)
67 - Steve Ballmer (former Microsoft CEO)
69 - Robert Carradine (actor)
69 - Donna Pescow (actress)
72 - Tommy Hilfiger (fashion designer)
74 - Nick Lowe (singer)
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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 the NCAA Tournament.
1962 - Cincinnati defeats Ohio State 71-59 to win the 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.
1975 - Muhammad Ali knocked out Chuck Wepner in the 15th round to retain the world heavyweight title.
1980 - Louisville defeats UCLA 59-54 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1988 - San Diego Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts announces his retirement after a 15-year career.
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 - Two-time American League MVP Mike Trout signs the largest contract in North American professional sports history, a 12-year, $426.5 million extension with the Los Angeles Angels.
2020 - The International Olympic Committee announced that the Summer Olympics in Tokyo would be postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus.
