Daily Archives: March 23, 2014

Wayne Gretzky breaks Gordie Howe’s NHL goal-scoring record 20 years ago tonight (Mar 23 1994)


Video: 'Canucks & Kings March 23 1994 - Gretzky Scores 802 (Part 1)'

(Wednesday, March 23, 1994, 7:12 p.m. PST)Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings broke Gordie Howe’s National Hockey League career record with his 802nd goal tonight in Inglewood, California.

Mexican candidate shot to death 20 years ago this hour (Mar 23 1994)


Video: 'asesinato de luis donaldo colosio video completo'

(Wednesday, March 23, 1994, 7:12 p.m. PST) — Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexico’s leading presidential candidate, was assassinated today, shot in the head with a .38 Special a distance of a few centimeters in front of a person recording video nearby, during a rally in Tijuana.

75 die in ‘Kid in the Cockpit’ plane crash 20 years ago this hour (Mar 23 1994)


Video: 'AeroFlot Crash Flight 593 Documentary - Kid In The Cockpit'

(Wednesday, March 23, 1994, 8:49 p.m. GMT)Aeroflot Flight 593, an Airbus A310, crashed in Siberia with the loss of all 75 people on board. It turned out the teenage son of a pilot who was allowed to sit at the controls accidentally disengaged the autopilot, causing the jetliner to plunge to the ground.

‘The Perils of Pauline’ film serial premieres in New York 100 years ago today (Mar 23 1914)


Video: 'THE PERILS OF PAULINE (1914) - ch.1 Pearl White'

(Friday, March 23, 1914) — The first installment of The Perils of Pauline, the legendary silent film serial starring Pearl White, premiered today at Loew’s Broadway Theatre in New York City.