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, N.Y., manufactured the first commercial motion picture film.
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.
1982 - Groundbreaking ceremonies took place for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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.
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.
2012 - As demonstrations swirled outside, Supreme Court justices began hearing arguments on challenges to President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul. (In June 2012, the court would uphold almost all of the law, including the most disputed part: the mandate that virtually all Americans have health insurance or pay a penalty.)
2017 - President Donald Trump took to Twitter to attack conservative lawmakers for the failure of the Republican bill to replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
2020 - The U.S. surpassed official Chinese government numbers to become the country with the most reported coronavirus infections.
2021 - Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, saying the cable news giant falsely claimed that the voting company rigged the 2020 election.
Birthdays
21 - Ciara Wilson (actress)
24 - Emily Tosta (actress)
26 - Kathryn Bernardo (actress)
28 - Paige VanZant (MMA fighter/professional wrestler)
30 - Nina Agdal (model)
32 - Louise Thompson (reality star)
32 - Carly Chaikin (actress)
33 - Von Miller (football player)
37 - Keira Knightley (actress)
38 - Sterling Sulieman (actor)
42 - Margaret Brennan (TV host)
45 - Bianca Kajlich (actress)
46 - Amy Smart (actress)
49 - T.R. Knight (actor)
50 - Leslie Mann (actress)
54 - Kenny Chesney (singer)
56 - Michael Imperioli (actor)
60 - John Stockton (basketball player)
60 - Eric Allan Kramer (actor)
61 - Billy Warlock (actor)
62 - Marcus Allen (football player)
62 - Jennifer Grey (actress)
63 - Ellia English (actress)
65 - Leeza Gibbons (TV/radio personality)
66 - Charly McClain (singer)
67 - Dean Dillon (singer)
72 - Martin Short (actor/comedian)
73 - Ernest Thomas (actor)
73 - Vicki Lawrence (actress/singer)
74 - Steven Tyler (singer)
78 - Diana Ross (singer)
79 - Bob Woodward (journalist)
82 - James Caan (actor)
88 - Alan Arkin (actor)
92 - Sandra Day O'Connor (retired Supreme Court Justice)
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Today in Sports History - March 26
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 broke a National Basketball Association record by winning 69 of their 82 games.
1973 - UCLA defeats Memphis 81-76 to win the NCAA Tournament for the seventh consecutive season.
1979 - Michigan State defeats Indiana State 75-64 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1992 - A judge in Indianapolis sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to six years in prison for raping a Miss Black America contestant.
2014 - The National Labor Relations Board ruled that college football players at Northwestern University could unionize.
2021 - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, making Tennessee the third state to approve such a measure in 2021.
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, N.Y., manufactured the first commercial motion picture film.
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.
1982 - Groundbreaking ceremonies took place for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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.
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.
2012 - As demonstrations swirled outside, Supreme Court justices began hearing arguments on challenges to President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul. (In June 2012, the court would uphold almost all of the law, including the most disputed part: the mandate that virtually all Americans have health insurance or pay a penalty.)
2017 - President Donald Trump took to Twitter to attack conservative lawmakers for the failure of the Republican bill to replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
2020 - The U.S. surpassed official Chinese government numbers to become the country with the most reported coronavirus infections.
2021 - Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, saying the cable news giant falsely claimed that the voting company rigged the 2020 election.
Birthdays
21 - Ciara Wilson (actress)
24 - Emily Tosta (actress)
26 - Kathryn Bernardo (actress)
28 - Paige VanZant (MMA fighter/professional wrestler)
30 - Nina Agdal (model)
32 - Louise Thompson (reality star)
32 - Carly Chaikin (actress)
33 - Von Miller (football player)
37 - Keira Knightley (actress)
38 - Sterling Sulieman (actor)
42 - Margaret Brennan (TV host)
45 - Bianca Kajlich (actress)
46 - Amy Smart (actress)
49 - T.R. Knight (actor)
50 - Leslie Mann (actress)
54 - Kenny Chesney (singer)
56 - Michael Imperioli (actor)
60 - John Stockton (basketball player)
60 - Eric Allan Kramer (actor)
61 - Billy Warlock (actor)
62 - Marcus Allen (football player)
62 - Jennifer Grey (actress)
63 - Ellia English (actress)
65 - Leeza Gibbons (TV/radio personality)
66 - Charly McClain (singer)
67 - Dean Dillon (singer)
72 - Martin Short (actor/comedian)
73 - Ernest Thomas (actor)
73 - Vicki Lawrence (actress/singer)
74 - Steven Tyler (singer)
78 - Diana Ross (singer)
79 - Bob Woodward (journalist)
82 - James Caan (actor)
88 - Alan Arkin (actor)
92 - Sandra Day O'Connor (retired Supreme Court Justice)
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Today in Sports History - March 26
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 broke a National Basketball Association record by winning 69 of their 82 games.
1973 - UCLA defeats Memphis 81-76 to win the NCAA Tournament for the seventh consecutive season.
1979 - Michigan State defeats Indiana State 75-64 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1992 - A judge in Indianapolis sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to six years in prison for raping a Miss Black America contestant.
2014 - The National Labor Relations Board ruled that college football players at Northwestern University could unionize.
2021 - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, making Tennessee the third state to approve such a measure in 2021.
