03/19/2024
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This Day In History1902 – A five month strike by United Mine Workers ends.

1915 – William Jennings Bryan’s successor as US Secretary of State, Robert Lansing, sends a note to Britain protesting interference with US shipping.

1917 – 1st American to see action on front lines of WWI; US troops enter front lines at Somerville under French command.

1925 – Sidney Howards “Lucky Sam McGarver” premieres in NYC.

1944 – World War II: US troops capture Aachen, 1st large German city to fall.

1948 – Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated (Washington, D.C.)

1950 – Tom Powers of Duke scores 6 touchdowns.

1960 – JFK & Nixon clashed in 4th & final presidential debate (NYC)

1964 – Braves ask NL to allow them to leave Milwaukee for Atlanta.

1964 – Film version of “My Fair Lady” directed by Geroge Cukor and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn, premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1965)

1967 – Ten of thousands of anti-Vietnam War protesters march on the Pentagon, besieging the military headquarters for two days.

1973 – 23rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Benny Parsons wins.

1976 – Baseball World Series: defending champions Cincinnati Reds sweep NY Yankees; beat Bombers, 7-2 in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium; MVP: Reds catcher Johnny Bench.

1980 – Phillies win their 1st World Championship in their 98-year history.

1986 – American writer Edward Tracy kidnapped in Beirut.

1995 – Addison Vance, 18 of Hickory, NC, crowned 7th Ms. Venus Swimwear.

2001 – MLB National League Championship; Arizona Diamondbacks beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 1.

2007 – Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas sets NFL record for most points scored in a game (no touchdowns) with 26, in 38-36 win over the Texans at Reliant Stadium, Houston.

2019 – Australia’s biggest newspapers all blank out their front pages in protest against press restrictions.

2020 – FBI says Iran and Russia have US voter information and are trying to influence the outcome of the US election.

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