Video: West Point Military Academy, New York
(Tuesday, March 16, 1802) — President Thomas Jefferson signed a measure today authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Monthly Archives: March 2012
‘The Beatles’ Movie Medley’ by The Beatles released 30 years ago today (1982)
(Monday, March 15, 1982) — The single The Beatles’ Movie Medley, a compilation of snippets from various Beatles songs, was released today in the US (it would be released in the UK on March 24, 1982).
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Carole King tops Grammy winners 40 years ago tonight (1972)
Video: 14th Grammy Awards (Album of the Year)
(Tuesday, March 14, 1972) — Carole King won the Album of the Year for Tapestry, Record of the Year for It’s Too Late and Song of the Year for You’ve Got A Friend at the 14th Grammy Awards at Felt Forum in New York City. She also won a fourth Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for Tapestry. Continue reading Carole King tops Grammy winners 40 years ago tonight (1972)
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Ted Kennedy announces he’ll seek brother’s old Senate seat 50 years ago today (1962)
Video: 2008 Ted Kennedy tribute
(Wednesday, March 14, 1962) — Democrat Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy officially launched in Boston today his successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts held by his brother, President John F. Kennedy, from 1953 to 1960.
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George Eastman, Eastman Kodak, commits suicide 80 years ago today (1932)
(Tuesday, March 14, 1932) — Photography pioneer George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Co., died by his own hand with a single gunshot to the heart today at age 77 in Rochester, New York. Eastman, in intense pain caused by a degenerative disorder affecting his spine, left a note which read, “To my friends: my work is done. Why wait?”
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‘Howards End’ opens in U.S. 20 years ago today (1992)
Video: 'Howards End' trailer
(Friday, March 13, 1992) — Howards End, a film about class relations in turn-of-the-20th-century England, opened today in U.S. theaters, including the Fine Arts in New York.
Directed by James Ivory, the film starred Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson. It would go on to receive nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
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House votes to list names of 355 who wrote bad checks 20 years ago today (1992)
Video: Rick Santorum on House banking scandal (1992, part 1)
(Friday, March 13, 1992) — The U.S. House of Representatives, trying to weather a politically embarrassing firestorm, voted unanimously today to publicly identify 355 current and former members who had overdrawn their accounts at the House bank. Continue reading House votes to list names of 355 who wrote bad checks 20 years ago today (1992)
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Union officers forbidden to return escaped slaves to owners 150 years ago today (1862)
Video: Fugitive Slave Act
(Thursday, March 13, 1862, during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure today prohibiting Union military officers from returning fugitive slaves to their owners, effectively superseding the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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Jury convicts Andrea Yates of murdering her children 10 years ago today (2002)
Video: The Yates Children Story
(Tuesday, March 12, 2002) — Houston homemaker Andrea Yates was convicted of murder today in the drowning deaths of her five children in the family bathtub.
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Ivar Kreuger, famous match king, kills self 80 years ago today (1932)
Video: Short history of Ivar Kreuger (in Swedish; death at 4:12)
(Saturday, March 12, 1932) — The so-called “Swedish Match King,” Ivar Kreuger, 52, was found shot dead today in his Paris apartment, an apparent suicide, leaving behind a financial empire that turned out to be worthless.
