March 23
1775 - Patrick Henry delivered his famous quote: "Give me liberty, or give me death."
1806 - Lewis and Clark began their return journey east after exploring the Louisiana Purchase.
1877 - The first Easter egg roll was held on the White House lawn.
1919 - Benito Mussolini founded his own party in Italy, the Fasci di Combattimento.
1933 - The German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial legislative powers.
1942 - The first Japanese-Americans evacuated by the U.S. Army during World War II arrived at the internment camp in Manzanar, California.
1956 - Pakistan became an Islamist republic.
1965 - America's first two-person space mission took place as Gemini 3 blasted off with astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom and John W. Young aboard for a nearly 5-hour flight.
1973 - Before sentencing a group of Watergate break-in defendants, Chief U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica read aloud a letter he'd received from James W. McCord Jr. which said there was "political pressure" to "plead guilty and remain silent."
1981 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teenage girls seek abortions.
1983 - President Ronald Reagan proposed a space-based missile defense system called the Strategic Defense Initiative, or "Star Wars".
1983 - Dr. Barney Clark, recipient of a Jarvik permanent artificial heart, died at the University of Utah Medical Center after 112 days with the device.
1998 - The movie "Titanic" won 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, tying it with "Ben-Hur" for the most awards ever won. (The record was tied again by "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" in 2003.)
2001 - Russia's Mir space station ended its 15-year orbit of the Earth, splashing down in the South Pacific.
2003 - A U.S. Army convoy was ambushed in Iraq with 11 killed and seven captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch.
2008 - A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000.
2010 - President Barack Obama signed the $938 billion Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the most sweeping piece of federal legislation since Medicare was passed in 1965.
2011 - Actress Elizabeth Taylor died at age 79.
2012 - The U.S. Army formally charged Staff Sgt. Robert Bales with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of 17 villagers, more than half of them children, during a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan.
Birthdays
25 - Kyra Santoro (model)
26 - Kyrie Irving (basketball player)
26 - Vanessa Morgan (actress)
28 - Gordon Hayward (basketball player)
29 - Ayesha Curry (TV host)
31 - Jessica Marie Garcia (actress)
34 - Brandon Marshall (football player)
35 - Mo Farah (runner)
36 - Nicolas Wright (actor)
37 - Brett Young (country singer)
38 - Russell Howard (comedian)
40 - Paul Martin (country singer)
40 - Nicholle Tom (actress)
40 - Perez Hilton (reality star)
40 - Anastasia Griffith (actress)
42 - Keri Russell (actress)
42 - Michelle Monaghan (actress)
44 - Randall Park (actor)
48 - Melissa Errico (actress/singer)
52 - Marin Hinkle (actress)
53 - Richard Grieco (actor)
54 - Hope Davis (actress)
59 - Catherine Keener (actress)
61 - Amanda Plummer (actress)
65 - Chaka Khan (singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 23
1926 - NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens outscore Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4 in two games.
1946 - Oklahoma State defeats North Carolina 43-40 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1952 - Bill Mosienko (Chicago Black Hawks) scored the fastest hat trick in NHL history. He scored 3 goals in 21 seconds.
1956 - San Francisco defeats Iowa 83-71 to win their second consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1957 - North Carolina defeats Kansas 54-53 in triple overtime to win the NCAA Tournament.
1963 - Loyola Chicago defeats Cincinnati 60-58 in overtime to win the NCAA Tournament.
1968 - UCLA defeated North Carolina 78-55 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1971 - The NFL's Boston Patriots announced they were changing their name to the New England Patriots.
1972 - Evil Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars.
1991 - The London Monarchs defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy 24-11 in the inaugural game of the World League of American Football (WLAF).
1994 - Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings broke Gordie Howe's National Hockey League career record with his 802nd goal.
1995 - Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the first European player to lead the NHL in scoring.
1997 - WrestleMania 13 took place in Rosemont, Illinois. The event was headlined with Bret Hart defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker defeating Sycho Sid for the WWF championship.
2008 - Nebraska defeated Xavier 61-58 in the opening round of the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2009 - Japan defeated South Korea 5-3 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles to win the World Baseball Classic.
2010 - Nebraska defeated UCLA 83-70 in the NCAA Women's Tournament to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.
2013 - Nebraska defeated Chattanooga 73-59 in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament.
1775 - Patrick Henry delivered his famous quote: "Give me liberty, or give me death."
1806 - Lewis and Clark began their return journey east after exploring the Louisiana Purchase.
1877 - The first Easter egg roll was held on the White House lawn.
1919 - Benito Mussolini founded his own party in Italy, the Fasci di Combattimento.
1933 - The German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial legislative powers.
1942 - The first Japanese-Americans evacuated by the U.S. Army during World War II arrived at the internment camp in Manzanar, California.
1956 - Pakistan became an Islamist republic.
1965 - America's first two-person space mission took place as Gemini 3 blasted off with astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom and John W. Young aboard for a nearly 5-hour flight.
1973 - Before sentencing a group of Watergate break-in defendants, Chief U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica read aloud a letter he'd received from James W. McCord Jr. which said there was "political pressure" to "plead guilty and remain silent."
1981 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teenage girls seek abortions.
1983 - President Ronald Reagan proposed a space-based missile defense system called the Strategic Defense Initiative, or "Star Wars".
1983 - Dr. Barney Clark, recipient of a Jarvik permanent artificial heart, died at the University of Utah Medical Center after 112 days with the device.
1998 - The movie "Titanic" won 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, tying it with "Ben-Hur" for the most awards ever won. (The record was tied again by "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" in 2003.)
2001 - Russia's Mir space station ended its 15-year orbit of the Earth, splashing down in the South Pacific.
2003 - A U.S. Army convoy was ambushed in Iraq with 11 killed and seven captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch.
2008 - A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000.
2010 - President Barack Obama signed the $938 billion Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the most sweeping piece of federal legislation since Medicare was passed in 1965.
2011 - Actress Elizabeth Taylor died at age 79.
2012 - The U.S. Army formally charged Staff Sgt. Robert Bales with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of 17 villagers, more than half of them children, during a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan.
Birthdays
25 - Kyra Santoro (model)
26 - Kyrie Irving (basketball player)
26 - Vanessa Morgan (actress)
28 - Gordon Hayward (basketball player)
29 - Ayesha Curry (TV host)
31 - Jessica Marie Garcia (actress)
34 - Brandon Marshall (football player)
35 - Mo Farah (runner)
36 - Nicolas Wright (actor)
37 - Brett Young (country singer)
38 - Russell Howard (comedian)
40 - Paul Martin (country singer)
40 - Nicholle Tom (actress)
40 - Perez Hilton (reality star)
40 - Anastasia Griffith (actress)
42 - Keri Russell (actress)
42 - Michelle Monaghan (actress)
44 - Randall Park (actor)
48 - Melissa Errico (actress/singer)
52 - Marin Hinkle (actress)
53 - Richard Grieco (actor)
54 - Hope Davis (actress)
59 - Catherine Keener (actress)
61 - Amanda Plummer (actress)
65 - Chaka Khan (singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 23
1926 - NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens outscore Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4 in two games.
1946 - Oklahoma State defeats North Carolina 43-40 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1952 - Bill Mosienko (Chicago Black Hawks) scored the fastest hat trick in NHL history. He scored 3 goals in 21 seconds.
1956 - San Francisco defeats Iowa 83-71 to win their second consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1957 - North Carolina defeats Kansas 54-53 in triple overtime to win the NCAA Tournament.
1963 - Loyola Chicago defeats Cincinnati 60-58 in overtime to win the NCAA Tournament.
1968 - UCLA defeated North Carolina 78-55 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1971 - The NFL's Boston Patriots announced they were changing their name to the New England Patriots.
1972 - Evil Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars.
1991 - The London Monarchs defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy 24-11 in the inaugural game of the World League of American Football (WLAF).
1994 - Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings broke Gordie Howe's National Hockey League career record with his 802nd goal.
1995 - Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the first European player to lead the NHL in scoring.
1997 - WrestleMania 13 took place in Rosemont, Illinois. The event was headlined with Bret Hart defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker defeating Sycho Sid for the WWF championship.
2008 - Nebraska defeated Xavier 61-58 in the opening round of the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2009 - Japan defeated South Korea 5-3 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles to win the World Baseball Classic.
2010 - Nebraska defeated UCLA 83-70 in the NCAA Women's Tournament to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.
2013 - Nebraska defeated Chattanooga 73-59 in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament.
