March 19

Today's Events

  • 1822
    Boston - Mass incorporated
  • 1859
    Faust by Charles Gounod premiers in Paris
  • 1895
    LA Railway established
  • 1917
    US Supreme Court upheld 8 hour work day for RR
  • 1918
    Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight time
  • 1920
    US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time
  • 1928
    Amos & Andy debuts on radio
  • 1931
    Nevada legalized gambling
  • 1942
    FDR orders men between 45 & 64 register for non military duty
  • 1945
    800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan
  • 1949
    1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy - Oak Ridge - Tn
  • 1951
    Herman Wouk's Caine Mutiny published
  • 1953
    Academy Awards ceremony (1st telecast)
  • 1954
    1st rocket-driven sled on rails tested - Alamogordo - NM
  • 1974
    Anne Klien dies at 50
  • 1976
    Buckingham Palace announces separation of Princess Margaret
  • 1979
    House of Reps begin day-to-day TV broadcasts
  • 1981
    2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident
  • 1984
    Kate & Allie premiers
  • 1987
    PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns
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