Wednesday, March 03rd
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On March 3, 1991, in a case that sparked a national outcry, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video. (Go to article.)
On March 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Bell, the Scottish-born American inventor of the telephone, was born. Following his death on Aug. 2, 1922, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
On March 3, 1888, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about electrical power in New York City. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
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1845 Florida became the 27th state.
1847 Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1849 Congress created the Minnesota Territory.
1849 The Home Department, forerunner of the Interior Department, was established.
1887 Anne Sullivan arrived at the Alabama home of Capt. and Mrs. Arthur H. Keller to become the teacher of their blind and deaf 6-year-old daughter, Helen.
1918 Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the Central Powers, ending Russian participation in World War I.
1931 President Herbert Hoover signed into law a bill making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem.
1969 Apollo 9 was launched on a mission to test the lunar module that was used in the moon landings.
2002 Voters in Switzerland approved joining the United Nations, abandoning almost 200 years of formal neutrality.
2006 Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., was sentenced by a federal judge to more than eight years in prison for corruption.
Current Birthdays
Julie Bowen turns 40 years old today.
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Actress Julie Bowen ("Ed," "Boston Legal") turns 40 years old today.
65 George Miller
Director, producer ("Mad Max" films)
63 Jennifer Warnes
Singer
60 Tim Kazurinsky
Actor, director ("Saturday Night Live")
57 Robyn Hitchcock
Rock musician
52 Miranda Richardson
Actress
48 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Olympic track and field gold medalist
44 Tone-Loc
Rapper, actor
42 Brian Leetch
Hockey player
36 David Faustino
Actor ("Married... With Children")
26 Santonio Holmes
Football player
Historic Birthdays
Alexander Graham Bell
3/3/1847 - 8/2/1922
Scottish-born American inventor of the telephone
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33 Thomas Otway
3/3/1652 - 4/14/1685
English dramatist and poet
80 William Macready
3/3/1793 - 4/27/1873
English actor, manager and diarist
66 George Pullman
3/3/1831 - 10/19/1897
American industrialist and inventor
73 Sir John Murray
3/3/1841 - 3/16/1914
Scottish naturalist
79 William Green
3/3/1873 - 11/21/1952
American labor leader who headed the A.F.L.
67 Leopold Jessner
3/3/1878 - 10/30/1945
German Expressionist theatrical producer and director
58 Damaskinos
3/3/1891 - 5/20/1949
Greek archbishop of Athens
98 Matthew Ridgway
3/3/1895 - 7/26/1993
American army general
26 Jean Harlow
3/3/1911 - 6/7/1937
American movie actress
68 James Merrill
3/3/1926 - 2/6/1995
American poet
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