In My Birthday March 26th 1827 - Composer Ludwig van Beethoven died. 1995 - Rapper Eazy-E died of AIDS at the age of 31. 1986 - Guns N Roses was signed to Geffen Records. 1026 - Conrad II was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XIX. 1799 - Napoleon captured Jaffa Palestine. 1780 - The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor was published for the first time. It was the first Sunday newspaper in Britain. 1793 - The Holy Roman Emperor formally declared war on France. 1804 - The U.S. Congress ordered the removal of Indians east of the Mississippi to Louisiana. 1804 - The Louisiana Purchase was divided into the District of Louisiana and the Territory of Orleans. 1854 - Charles III, duke of Parma, was attacked by an assassin. He died the next day. 1871 - The Paris Commune was formally set up. 1878 - Hastings College of Law was founded. 1885 - Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film in Rochester, NY. 1898 - In South Africa, the worlds first game reserve, the Sabi Game reserve, was designated. 1909 - Russian troops invaded Persia to support Muhammad Ali as shah in place of the constitutional government. 1910 - The U.S. Congress passed an amendment to the 1907 Immigration Act that barred criminals, paupers, anarchists and carriers of disease from settling in the U.S. 1913 - During the Balkan War, the Bulgarians took Adrianople. 1917 - At the start of the battle of Gaza, the British cavalry withdrew when 17,000 Turks blocked their advance. 1937 - Spinach growers in Crystal City, TX, erected a statue of Popeye. 1938 - Herman Goering warned all Jews to leave Austria. 1942 - The Germans began sending Jews to Auschwitz in Poland. 1945 - The battle of Iwo Jima ended. 1945 - In the Aleutians, the battle of Komandorski began when the Japanese attempted to reinforce a garrison at Kiska and were intercepted by a U.S. naval force. 1951 - The U.S. Air Force flag was approved. The flag included the coat of arms, 13 white stars and the Air Force seal on a blue background. 1953 - Dr. Jonas Salk announced a new vaccine that would prevent poliomyelitis. 1956 - Red Buttons made his debut as a television actor in Studio One on CBS television. 1958 - The U.S. Army launched Americas third successful satellite, Explorer III. 1962 - The U.S. Supreme Court supported the 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in the State Legislature. 1969 - The TV movie Marcus Welby was seen on ABC-TV. It was later turned into a series. 1971 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared East Pakistan to be the independent republic of Bangladesh. 1971 - Cannon premiered on CBS-TV as a movie. It was turned into a series later in the year. 1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers broke a National Basketball Association (NBA) record by winning 69 of their 82 games. 1973 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat took over the premiership and said the stage of total confrontation (with Israel) has become inevitable. 1973 - Women were allowed on the floor of the London Stock Exchange for the first time. 1979 - The Camp David treaty was signed by Israel and Egypt that ended the 31-year state of war between the countries. 1981 - In Great Britain, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) gained official recognition. 1982 - Ground breaking ceremonies were held in Washington, DC, for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 1983 - The U.S. performed a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site. 1989 - The first free elections took place in the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin was elected. 1991 - The presidents of Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay signed an agreement that established the Southern Cone Common Market, a free-trade zone, by January 1, 1995. 1992 - In Indianapolis, heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was found guilty of rape. He was sentenced to 6 years in prison. He only served three. 1995 - Seven of the 15 European Union states abolished border controls. 1996 - The International Monetary Fund approved a $10.2 billion loan for Russia to help the country transform its economy. 1997 - The 39 bodies of Heavens Gate members are found in a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. The group had committed suicide thinking that they would be picked up by a spaceship following behind the comet Hale-Bopp. 1998 - In the U.S., the Federal government endorses new HIV test that yields instant results. 1998 - Unisys Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. pay a $3.15 million fine for selling spare parts at inflated prices to the U.S. federal government. 1999 - The macro virus Melissa was reported for the first. 1999 - In Michigan, Dr. Jack Kevorkian was convicted of second-degree murder for giving a terminally ill man a lethal injection and putting it all on videotape on September 17, 1998 for 60 Minutes. 2000 - The Seattle Kingdome was imploded to make room for a new football arena. 2000 - In Russia, acting President Vladimir Putin was elected president outright. He won a sufficient number of votes to avoid a runoff election. 2007 - The design for the Forever Stamp was unveiled by the U.S. Postal Service. 1828 - In Vienna, Austrian composer Franz Schubert gave his only public concert. 1941 - Jimmie Lunceford and his orchestra recorded the tune Battle Axe. 1957 - Ricky Nelson recorded his first songs. 1964 - Funny Girl opened on Broadway starring Barbara Streisand. Barbra Streisand Merchandise 1964 - Pete Best (Beatles) appeared live on the TV show Ive Got a Secret. Today in Beatles History - Beatles apparel and gear 1965 - It was announced that Jeff Beck would take Eric Claptons place in the Yardbirds. 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their bed-in for peace in Amsterdam. John Lennon Merchandise 1970 - Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary) pled guilty to taking immoral liberties with a 14 year old girl in Washington, DC. 1975 - The film Tommy premiered in London. The movie was based on the rock opera by The Who. The Who Merchandise 1977 - The first single by Elvis Costello, Less Than Zero, was released. 1980 - Jon Paulus (Buckinghams) died of a drug overdose at the age of 32. 1995 - An opera based on the life of tennis player Martina Navratilova premiered at New Yorks Carnegie Hall. 1998 - Chuck Negron filed a suit against his former Three Dog Night band mates. He alleged that they had breached a 1990 settlement agreement and interfered with his career. Birthdays Nathaniel Bowditch 1773 Louise Otto 1819 Edward Bellamy 1850 A.E. Housman 1859 Robert Frost 1874 Duncan Hines 1880 Al Jolson 1886 Clarence Stroud 1907 - Actor, father of actor Don Stroud Chips Rafferty 1909 Tennessee Williams 1911 William C. Westmoreland 1914 - U.S. Army general Sterling Hayden 1916 Rufus Thomas 1917 Strother Martin 1919 Joe Loco 1921 Bob Elliott 1923 James Clifton Williams 1923 James Moody 1925 - Jazz saxophonist Pierre Boulez 1925 - Conductor, composer Maurice Simon 1929 Sandra Day OConnor 1930 - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Leonard Nimoy 1931 - Actor (Star Trek) Alan Arkin 1934 - Actor James Caan 1939 - Actor Rod Lauren 1940 Braulio Baeza 1940 Nancy Pelosi 1940 - U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Erica Jong 1942 - Author Bob Woodward 1943 - Journalist Diana Ross 1944 - Singer Johnny Crawford 1946 - Actor Fred Paris 1946 - Musician (Five Satins) Steven Tyler 1948 - Singer (Aerosmith), Aerosmith Merchandise Richard Tandy 1948 - Musician (Electric Light Orchestra) Vicki Lawrence 1949 - Singer, actress Fran Sheehan 1949 - Musician (Boston) Martin Short 1950 - Actor, comedian Ronnie McDowell 1950 - Country singer Teddy Pendergrass 1950 - Singer Curtis Sliwa 1954 Dean Dillon 1955 - Country singer Charly McClain 1956 - Country singer Leeza Gibbons 1957 - TV personality Marcus Allen 1960 - Football player Jennifer Grey 1960 - Actress (Dirty Dancing) Gabriele Nena Kerner 1960 John Stockton 1962 - Basketball player Michael Imperioli 1966 - Actor (The Sopranos) Kenny Chesney 1968 - Country singer James Iha 1968 - Musician (Smashing Pumpkins) Juvenile 1975 - Rapper Amy Smart 1976 - Actress Keira Knightley 1985 - Actress (Bend It Like Beckham) Like If You Didnt Read All Of This Shit, Cuz I Didnt Read em Also hahahaha! :D
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