March 26
1812 - An earthquake devastated Caracas, Venezuela, causing an estimated 26,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
1827 - Composer Ludwig van Beethoven died at age 56 in Vienna, Austria.
1885 - The Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co. of Rochester, New York, manufactured the first commercial motion picture film.
1892 - Poet Walt Whitman died at age 72.
1945 - The World War II Battle of Iwo Jima ended; about 22,000 Japanese troops were killed or captured during the fighting and more than 4,500 U.S. troops were killed.
1962 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Baker v. Carr, gave federal courts the power to order reapportionment of states’ legislative districts.
1971 - East Pakistan proclaimed its independence and took the name Bangladesh.
1979 - In a ceremony at the White House, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel signed a peace treaty ending 30 years of war between the two countries.
1982 - Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1997 - The bodies of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate techno-religious cult who had committed suicide were found inside a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
1999 - Dr. Jack Kevorkian was convicted of second-degree murder for giving a lethal injection to an ailing man whose death was shown on "60 Minutes."
2000 - Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia.
2010 - The U.S. and Russia sealed the first major nuclear weapons treaty in nearly two decades, agreeing to slash the former Cold War rivals’ warhead arsenals by nearly one-third.
2011 - More than 250,000 people took to London's streets to protest the toughest spending cuts since World War II.
2011 - Former Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro, the first female major party nominee for the office, died at age 75.
2020 - The government reported a record-high number of new unemployment claims – nearly 3.3 million – amid an economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.
Birthdays
23 - Emily Tosta (actress)
25 - Kathryn Bernardo (actress)
27 - Paige VanZant (MMA fighter)
29 - Nina Agdal (model)
31 - Louise Thompson (reality star)
31 - Carly Chaikin (actress)
32 - Von Miller (football player)
36 - Keira Knightley (actress)
37 - Sterling Sulieman (actor)
37 - Sara Jean Underwood (model/actress)
44 - Bianca Kajlich (actress)
45 - Amy Smart (actress)
48 - T.R. Knight (actor)
49 - Leslie Mann (actress)
53 - Kenny Chesney (country singer)
55 - Michael Imperioli (actor)
59 - John Stockton (basketball player)
59 - Eric Allan Kramer (actor)
60 - Billy Warlock (actor)
61 - Marcus Allen (football player)
61 - Jennifer Grey (actress)
62 - Ellia English (actress)
64 - Leeza Gibbons (TV/radio host)
71 - Ronnie McDowell (country singer)
71 - Martin Short (actor/comedian)
72 - Ernest Thomas (actor)
72 - Vicki Lawrence (actress)
73 - Steven Tyler (singer)
75 - Johnny Crawford (actor)
77 - Diana Ross (singer)
78 - Bob Woodward (journalist)
81 - James Caan (actor)
81 - Nancy Pelosi (politician)
87 - Alan Arkin (actor)
91 - Sandra Day O'Connor (retired Supreme Court Justice)
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Today in Sports History - March 26
1917 - The Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL) became the first U.S. team to win the Stanley Cup as they defeated the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL in Game 4 of the finals by a score of 9-1.
1931 - Boston Bruins coach Art Ross became the first NHL coach to pull his goalie for an extra attacker. The Bruins lost to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals.
1949 - Kentucky defeats Oklahoma State 46-36 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1952 - Kansas defeats St. John's 80-63 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers set an NBA record for most wins in a season, finishing the regular season with a record of 69-13. (The record would stand for 24 years until broken by the Chicago Bulls, and later the Golden State Warriors.)
1973 - UCLA defeats Memphis 81-76 to win a seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1974 - George Foreman TKO's Ken Norton in the second round in Caracas, Venezuela to win the heavyweight championship.
1979 - Michigan State defeats Indiana State 75-64 to win the NCAA Tournament; the game marked the start of the rivalry between future Hall of Fame members Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
1992 - A judge in Indianapolis sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to six years in prison for raping a Miss Black America contestant. (Tyson ended up serving three years.)
2014 - The National Labor Relations Board ruled that college football players at Northwestern University could unionize.
1812 - An earthquake devastated Caracas, Venezuela, causing an estimated 26,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
1827 - Composer Ludwig van Beethoven died at age 56 in Vienna, Austria.
1885 - The Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co. of Rochester, New York, manufactured the first commercial motion picture film.
1892 - Poet Walt Whitman died at age 72.
1945 - The World War II Battle of Iwo Jima ended; about 22,000 Japanese troops were killed or captured during the fighting and more than 4,500 U.S. troops were killed.
1962 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Baker v. Carr, gave federal courts the power to order reapportionment of states’ legislative districts.
1971 - East Pakistan proclaimed its independence and took the name Bangladesh.
1979 - In a ceremony at the White House, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel signed a peace treaty ending 30 years of war between the two countries.
1982 - Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1997 - The bodies of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate techno-religious cult who had committed suicide were found inside a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
1999 - Dr. Jack Kevorkian was convicted of second-degree murder for giving a lethal injection to an ailing man whose death was shown on "60 Minutes."
2000 - Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia.
2010 - The U.S. and Russia sealed the first major nuclear weapons treaty in nearly two decades, agreeing to slash the former Cold War rivals’ warhead arsenals by nearly one-third.
2011 - More than 250,000 people took to London's streets to protest the toughest spending cuts since World War II.
2011 - Former Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro, the first female major party nominee for the office, died at age 75.
2020 - The government reported a record-high number of new unemployment claims – nearly 3.3 million – amid an economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.
Birthdays
23 - Emily Tosta (actress)
25 - Kathryn Bernardo (actress)
27 - Paige VanZant (MMA fighter)
29 - Nina Agdal (model)
31 - Louise Thompson (reality star)
31 - Carly Chaikin (actress)
32 - Von Miller (football player)
36 - Keira Knightley (actress)
37 - Sterling Sulieman (actor)
37 - Sara Jean Underwood (model/actress)
44 - Bianca Kajlich (actress)
45 - Amy Smart (actress)
48 - T.R. Knight (actor)
49 - Leslie Mann (actress)
53 - Kenny Chesney (country singer)
55 - Michael Imperioli (actor)
59 - John Stockton (basketball player)
59 - Eric Allan Kramer (actor)
60 - Billy Warlock (actor)
61 - Marcus Allen (football player)
61 - Jennifer Grey (actress)
62 - Ellia English (actress)
64 - Leeza Gibbons (TV/radio host)
71 - Ronnie McDowell (country singer)
71 - Martin Short (actor/comedian)
72 - Ernest Thomas (actor)
72 - Vicki Lawrence (actress)
73 - Steven Tyler (singer)
75 - Johnny Crawford (actor)
77 - Diana Ross (singer)
78 - Bob Woodward (journalist)
81 - James Caan (actor)
81 - Nancy Pelosi (politician)
87 - Alan Arkin (actor)
91 - Sandra Day O'Connor (retired Supreme Court Justice)
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Today in Sports History - March 26
1917 - The Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL) became the first U.S. team to win the Stanley Cup as they defeated the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL in Game 4 of the finals by a score of 9-1.
1931 - Boston Bruins coach Art Ross became the first NHL coach to pull his goalie for an extra attacker. The Bruins lost to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals.
1949 - Kentucky defeats Oklahoma State 46-36 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1952 - Kansas defeats St. John's 80-63 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers set an NBA record for most wins in a season, finishing the regular season with a record of 69-13. (The record would stand for 24 years until broken by the Chicago Bulls, and later the Golden State Warriors.)
1973 - UCLA defeats Memphis 81-76 to win a seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1974 - George Foreman TKO's Ken Norton in the second round in Caracas, Venezuela to win the heavyweight championship.
1979 - Michigan State defeats Indiana State 75-64 to win the NCAA Tournament; the game marked the start of the rivalry between future Hall of Fame members Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
1992 - A judge in Indianapolis sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to six years in prison for raping a Miss Black America contestant. (Tyson ended up serving three years.)
2014 - The National Labor Relations Board ruled that college football players at Northwestern University could unionize.
