March 24
Today is the 83rd day of 2017, there are 282 days left in the year.
1603 - Queen Elizabeth I died at age 69 after ruling England for more than 40 years.
1765 - Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.
1832 - A mob in Hiram, Ohio attacked, tarred and feathered Mormon leaders Joseph Smith Jr. and Sidney Rigdon.
1882 - Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus.
1913 - New York City's Palace Theatre, the legendary home of vaudeville, opened on Broadway.
1934 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill granting future independence to the Philippines.
1944 - In occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in reprisal for an attack by Italian partisans the day before that had killed 32 German soldiers.
1949 - Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" became the first British film to win an Oscar.
1958 - Rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley joined the U.S. army for two years.
1965 - Ranger 9, a lunar probe launched three days earlier by NASA, crashed into the moon (as planned) after sending back more than 5,800 video images.
1989 - In one of the worst oil spills in recent history, the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground and released more than 240,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound in Alaska.
1999 - NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia, marking the first time in its 50-year existence that it had ever attacked a sovereign country. Thirty-nine people were killed when fire erupted in the Mont Blanc tunnel in France and burned for two days.
2002 - Halle Berry became the first African-American actress to win a best actress Oscar and Denzel Washington became the second African-American actor to get the best actor award.
2005 - The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal from the parents of Terri Schiavo to have a feeding tube reinserted into the severely brain-damaged woman.
2012 - Former Vice President Dick Cheney, with a long history of cardiovascular problems, underwent a heart transplant at a Virginia hospital.
2015 - Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.
2016 - A U.N. war crimes court convicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic of genocide and nine other charges for orchestrating a campaign of terror that left 100,000 people dead during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia; Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Birthdays
22 - Toni Romiti (singer)
32 - CJ Perry (professional wrestler)
33 - Chris Bosh (basketball player)
35 - Jack Swagger (professional wrestler)
35 - Nivea (R&B singer)
38 - Lake Bell (actress)
40 - Jessica Chastain (actress)
41 - Peyton Manning (football player)
43 - Alyson Hannigan (actress)
44 - Jim Parsons (actor)
52 - The Undertaker (professional wrestler)
55 - Star Jones (TV host)
64 - Louie Anderson (actor/comedian)
66 - Tommy Hilfiger (fashion designer)
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Today in Sports History - March 24
1936 - The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0. The first goal was not scored until 16 minutes and 30 seconds into the sixth overtime period of the season's first Stanley Cup semi-final game.
1962 - Cincinnati defeats Ohio State 71-59 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1962 - Benny Paret is knocked out in a welterweight title fight; he dies ten days later.
1973 - San Francisco 49ers president Lou Spadia proposes the NFL expand to 30 teams.
1973 - Nate "Tiny" Archibald became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring (34.0 ppg) and assists (11.4 apg) in the same season.
1974 - North Carolina State defeats Marquette 74-64 to win the NCAA Tournament, ending UCLA's seven-year reign as NCAA champions.
1975 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 rounds to retain the heavyweight championship.
1980 - Louisville defeats UCLA 59-54 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1992 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 1000th career point in his 513th game. He was the second fastest player in the NHL to record 1000 points.
2001 - During an exhibition baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the pitch sends it over the catcher's head.
2002 - Michael Finley (Dallas Mavericks) became the 238th NBA player to surpass 10,000 career points.
2005 - The NHL canceled its draft due to a six-month player lockout.
Today is the 83rd day of 2017, there are 282 days left in the year.
1603 - Queen Elizabeth I died at age 69 after ruling England for more than 40 years.
1765 - Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.
1832 - A mob in Hiram, Ohio attacked, tarred and feathered Mormon leaders Joseph Smith Jr. and Sidney Rigdon.
1882 - Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus.
1913 - New York City's Palace Theatre, the legendary home of vaudeville, opened on Broadway.
1934 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill granting future independence to the Philippines.
1944 - In occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in reprisal for an attack by Italian partisans the day before that had killed 32 German soldiers.
1949 - Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" became the first British film to win an Oscar.
1958 - Rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley joined the U.S. army for two years.
1965 - Ranger 9, a lunar probe launched three days earlier by NASA, crashed into the moon (as planned) after sending back more than 5,800 video images.
1989 - In one of the worst oil spills in recent history, the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground and released more than 240,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound in Alaska.
1999 - NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia, marking the first time in its 50-year existence that it had ever attacked a sovereign country. Thirty-nine people were killed when fire erupted in the Mont Blanc tunnel in France and burned for two days.
2002 - Halle Berry became the first African-American actress to win a best actress Oscar and Denzel Washington became the second African-American actor to get the best actor award.
2005 - The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal from the parents of Terri Schiavo to have a feeding tube reinserted into the severely brain-damaged woman.
2012 - Former Vice President Dick Cheney, with a long history of cardiovascular problems, underwent a heart transplant at a Virginia hospital.
2015 - Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.
2016 - A U.N. war crimes court convicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic of genocide and nine other charges for orchestrating a campaign of terror that left 100,000 people dead during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia; Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Birthdays
22 - Toni Romiti (singer)
32 - CJ Perry (professional wrestler)
33 - Chris Bosh (basketball player)
35 - Jack Swagger (professional wrestler)
35 - Nivea (R&B singer)
38 - Lake Bell (actress)
40 - Jessica Chastain (actress)
41 - Peyton Manning (football player)
43 - Alyson Hannigan (actress)
44 - Jim Parsons (actor)
52 - The Undertaker (professional wrestler)
55 - Star Jones (TV host)
64 - Louie Anderson (actor/comedian)
66 - Tommy Hilfiger (fashion designer)
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Today in Sports History - March 24
1936 - The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0. The first goal was not scored until 16 minutes and 30 seconds into the sixth overtime period of the season's first Stanley Cup semi-final game.
1962 - Cincinnati defeats Ohio State 71-59 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1962 - Benny Paret is knocked out in a welterweight title fight; he dies ten days later.
1973 - San Francisco 49ers president Lou Spadia proposes the NFL expand to 30 teams.
1973 - Nate "Tiny" Archibald became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring (34.0 ppg) and assists (11.4 apg) in the same season.
1974 - North Carolina State defeats Marquette 74-64 to win the NCAA Tournament, ending UCLA's seven-year reign as NCAA champions.
1975 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 rounds to retain the heavyweight championship.
1980 - Louisville defeats UCLA 59-54 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1992 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 1000th career point in his 513th game. He was the second fastest player in the NHL to record 1000 points.
2001 - During an exhibition baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the pitch sends it over the catcher's head.
2002 - Michael Finley (Dallas Mavericks) became the 238th NBA player to surpass 10,000 career points.
2005 - The NHL canceled its draft due to a six-month player lockout.
