Post by Buckeye Dale on Mar 14, 2017 16:34:03 GMT -5
March 14 is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 292 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_14
On this day ...
In 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin.
In 1879, Albert Einstein was born.
In 1891, The submarine Monarch laid telephone cable along the bottom of the English Channel to prepare for the first telephone links across the Channel.
In 1900, U.S. currency went on the gold standard with the ratification of the Gold Standard Act.
In 1901, Utah Governor Heber M. Wells vetoed a bill that would have relaxed restrictions on polygamy.
In 1914, Henry Ford announced the new continuous motion method to assemble cars. The process decreased the time to make a car from 12½ hours to 93 minutes.
In 1915, The British Navy sank the German battleship Dresden off the Chilean coast.
In 1923, President Harding became the first U.S. President to file an income tax report.
In 1932, George Eastman, the founder of the Kodak company, committed suicide.
In 1943, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to fly in an airplane while in office.
In 1947, The U.S. signed a 99-year lease on naval bases in the Philippines.
In 1949, M******* sucked.
In 1964, A Dallas jury found Jack Ruby guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald.
In 1967, The AFL and the NFL held the first common draft. The two leagues merged in 1970. The first player chosen was Bubba Smith, a defensive lineman from Michigan State.
In 1968, The final episode of "Batman" aired on ABC.
In 1980, A Polish airliner crashed while making an emergency landing near Warsaw. 87 people were killed. A 14-man U.S. boxing team was aboard the plane.
In 1989, Imported assault guns were banned in the U.S. under President George H.W. Bush.
In 1995, American astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American to enter space aboard a Russian rocket.
In 1996, U.S. President Bill Clinton committed $100 million for an anti-terrorism pact with Israel to track down and root out Islamic militants.
In 2002, A Scottish appeals court upheld the conviction of a Libyan intelligence agent for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. A five-judge court ruled unanimously that Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was guilty of bringing down the plane over Lockerbie, Scotland.
In 2003, Robert Blake was released from jail on $1.5 million bail. Blake had been jailed for the murder of his wife Bonny Lee Bakley.
In 2005, Major League Baseball gave a congressional committee about 400 pages of documents related to drug testing. It was also reported that Bud Selig would be willing to testify in hearings planned for March 17.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_14
On this day ...
In 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin.
In 1879, Albert Einstein was born.
In 1891, The submarine Monarch laid telephone cable along the bottom of the English Channel to prepare for the first telephone links across the Channel.
In 1900, U.S. currency went on the gold standard with the ratification of the Gold Standard Act.
In 1901, Utah Governor Heber M. Wells vetoed a bill that would have relaxed restrictions on polygamy.
In 1914, Henry Ford announced the new continuous motion method to assemble cars. The process decreased the time to make a car from 12½ hours to 93 minutes.
In 1915, The British Navy sank the German battleship Dresden off the Chilean coast.
In 1923, President Harding became the first U.S. President to file an income tax report.
In 1932, George Eastman, the founder of the Kodak company, committed suicide.
In 1943, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to fly in an airplane while in office.
In 1947, The U.S. signed a 99-year lease on naval bases in the Philippines.
In 1949, M******* sucked.
In 1964, A Dallas jury found Jack Ruby guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald.
In 1967, The AFL and the NFL held the first common draft. The two leagues merged in 1970. The first player chosen was Bubba Smith, a defensive lineman from Michigan State.
In 1968, The final episode of "Batman" aired on ABC.
In 1980, A Polish airliner crashed while making an emergency landing near Warsaw. 87 people were killed. A 14-man U.S. boxing team was aboard the plane.
In 1989, Imported assault guns were banned in the U.S. under President George H.W. Bush.
In 1995, American astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American to enter space aboard a Russian rocket.
In 1996, U.S. President Bill Clinton committed $100 million for an anti-terrorism pact with Israel to track down and root out Islamic militants.
In 2002, A Scottish appeals court upheld the conviction of a Libyan intelligence agent for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. A five-judge court ruled unanimously that Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was guilty of bringing down the plane over Lockerbie, Scotland.
In 2003, Robert Blake was released from jail on $1.5 million bail. Blake had been jailed for the murder of his wife Bonny Lee Bakley.
In 2005, Major League Baseball gave a congressional committee about 400 pages of documents related to drug testing. It was also reported that Bud Selig would be willing to testify in hearings planned for March 17.
