03/19/2024
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This Day In History1785 – 1st US state university chartered, Athens, Georgia.

1880 – Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp.

1888 – National Geographic Society formed in Washington, DC.

1918 – “Tarzan of the Apes”, 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater.

1939 – First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.

1948 – 1st tape recorder sold.

1951 – “Peter Pan” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances.

1961 – “Sing Along with Mitch” {Miller} premieres on NBC TV.

1964 – Margaret Chase Smith (Sen-R-Maine) tries for Republican Presidential bid.

1969 – Chuck Noll is named head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers (the youngest coach in NFL history at the time)

1970 – Movie rating system modifies “M” rating to “PG”

1973 – UCLA’s basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)

1984 – Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial.

1985 – Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Mazda Open.

1988 – Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony Kennedy to US Supreme Court.

1992 – Presidential candidate Bill Clinton (D) & Jennifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair.

1997 – “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” opens at Gershwin, NYC.

1998 – Crane crashes into Roosevelt Island tram (NYC), injuring 10.

2002 – AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers 24-17.

2002 – NFC Championship Game: St. Louis Rams beat Philadelphia Eagles 29-24.

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