1743 – 1st US religious journal, The Christian History, published, Boston.
1750 – 1st American Shakespearean production-“altered” Richard III, NYC.
1770 – Boston Massacre (Incident on King Street): British soldiers kill 5 men in a crowd throwing snowballs, stones and sticks at them. African American Crispus Attucks 1st to die; later held up as early black martyr. The massacre galvanized anti-British feelings.
1836 – Samuel Colt manufactures 1st pistol, 34-caliber “Texas” model.
1856 – Georgia becomes 1st state to regulate railroads.
1868 – US Senate organizes to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson.
1921 – The US warns Costa Rica and Panama to settle disputes peacefully.
1923 – Montana & Nevada become 1st states to enact old age pension laws.
1924 – Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM.
1936 – 8th Academy Awards: “Mutiny on the Bounty”, Victor McLaglen & Bette Davis wins.
1954 – “Girls in Pink Tights” opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 performances.
1956 – “King Kong” 1st televised.
1960 – Elvis Presley ends 2-year hitch in US Army.
1960 – 7th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Duke beats Wake Forest 63-59.
1970 – “Airport” based on the book by Arthur Hailey, directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin is released.
1973 – Yankee pitchers Peterson & Kekich announce they swapped wives.
1978 – “Hello Dolly!” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances.
1989 – 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000.
1997 – Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox & Willie Wells named to Baseball Hall of Fame.
2006 – 78th Academy Awards: “Crash”, Phillip Seymour Hoffman & Reese Witherspoon win.
2016 – US primary elections: Super Saturday – Republican Donald Trump and Ted Cruz win 2 states, Democratics Bernie Sanders wins 2, Hillary Clinton one.
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