On This Day..... March 14

MARCH 14TH

BIRTHDAYS:

ON THIS DAY:

IN 1592, THE ULTIMATE “PI” MOMENT ON PI DAY OCCURRED AT 6:53AM (3.141592653)
IN 1644, ENLGLAND GRANTS LAND TO PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS, WHICH IS NOW RHODE ISLAND
IN 1743, THE FIRST AMERICAN “TOWN MEETING” OCCURS AT BOSTON’S FANIEUL HALL

IN 1889, FERDINAND VON ZEPPELIN PATENTS WHAT HE CALLS A “NAVIGABLE BALLOON”
IN 1900, CONGRESS PASSES THE US CURRENCY ACT WHICH SETS AMERICAN CURRENCY TO THE GOLD STANDARD
IN 1904, PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT NOTCHES HIS FIRST WIN IN HIS “TRUST BUSTING” CAMPAIGN WHEN THE SUPREME COURT RULES THAT NORTHERN SECURITIES COMPANY HAS VIOLATED THE SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT

IN 1906, DW GRIFFITH MARRIES HIS WIFE LINDA IN BOSTON AT OLD NORTH CHURCH
IN 1913, JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER ESTABLISHES THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION WITH A $100 MILLION GRANT
IN 1923, PRESIDENT WARREN HARDING IS THE FIRST US PRESIDENT TO PAY TAXES
IN 1932, KODAK CAMERA INVENTOR AND FOUNDER GEORGE EASTMAN SHOOTS HIMSELF IN THE HEART AND DIES AT 77

IN 1938, SHOPPING CARTS ARE INTRODUCED AND PATENTED BY HUMPTY DUMPTY GROCERY STORE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. INITIALLY A FLOP BECAUSE MEN FOUND THEM EFFEMINATE AND WOMEN FOUND THEM OFFENSIVE, THE STORE HIRED MODELS TO BEGIN USING THEM IN THE STORE TO CHANGE PUBLIC OPINION
IN 1946, ERNEST HEMINGWAY MARRIES MARY WELSH
IN 1950, THE FBI ESTABLISHES ITS “10 MOST WANTED” LIST

IN 1951, THE US RECAPTURES SEOUL IN THE KOREAN WAR
IN 1958, PERRY COMO’S “CATCH A FALLING STAR” IS THE 1ST RECORD TO BE CERTIFIED GOLD BY THE NEWLY FORMED RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

IN 1973, JOHN MCCAIN IS RELEASED AFTER FIVE YEARS IN A VIETNAMESE POW CAMP
IN 1982, METALLICA PERFORED TOGETHER PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN 1983, JON BONGIOVI AND RICHIE SAMBORA FORM BON JOVI
IN 1987, DARRYL STRAWBERRY CAUSES A BENCH CLEARING BRAWL IN THE FIRST PRE-SEASON MEETING BETWEEN THE NEW YORK METS AND BOSTON RED SOX AFTER THEIR 1986 WORLD SERIES
IN 1990, MIKHAIL GORBACHEV IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE SOVIET UNION CONGRESS
IN 1991, THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND PERFORM TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME

IN 1995, TUPAC SHAKUR BECOMES THE FIRST SOLO ARTIST TO HAVE A NUMBER ONE ALBUM WHILE IN PRISON WITH “ME AGAINST THE WORLD”
IN 1997, GORDIE HOWE SIGNS AN AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE CONTRACT AT AGE 68 TO PLAY FOR THE SYRACUSE CRUNCH
IN 1997, PRESIDENT CLINTON TRIPS AND FALLS, REQUIRING SURGERY ON HIS KNEES

IN 2005, OVER A MILLION LEBONESE PEOPLE MARCH IN THE STREETS OF BEIRUT TO PROTEST SYRIAN INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR GOVERNMENT AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF PRIME MINISTER RAFIK HARIRI
IN 2013, XI JINPING BECOMES PRESIDENT OF CHINA
IN 2016, VLADMIR PUTIN ANNOUNCES HE IS PULLING RUSSIAN TROOPS FROM SYRIA
IN 2016, SENATOR MARCO RUBIO DROPS OUT OF THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT

IN 2017, MUIRFIELD, THE WORLD’S OLDEST GOLF CLUB IN SCOTLAND, BEGINS ADMITTING WOMEN AFTER 273 YEARS AS A MENS’ ONLY CLUB
IN 2018, STEPHEN HAWKING DIES AT 76 YEARS OLD

TRIVIA:

WHAT IS MICHAEL CAINE’S REAL NAME?

A: MAURICE MICKLEWHITE