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  1. On This Day: March 18 1982 Singer Teddy Pendergrass Was Paralyzed in a Car Accident

    On This Day: March 18 1982 Singer Teddy Pendergrass Was Paralyzed in a Car Accident

    On this day March 18 1982 R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass was involved in a devastating car accident in Philadelphia that left him paralyzed from the chest down. The accident occurred when his Rolls-Royce crashed into a guardrail after the brakes reportedly failed. At the time Pendergrass was one...
  2. On This Day: March 18 1980 Elvis Presley's Autopsy Was Subpoenaed During the Trial of Dr George Nichopoulos

    On This Day: March 18 1980 Elvis Presley's Autopsy Was Subpoenaed During the Trial of Dr George Nichopoulos

    On this day March 18 1980 the autopsy report of Elvis Presley was officially subpoenaed during the trial of Dr George Nichopoulos the physician who had treated Presley in his final years. The case centered around allegations that Dr Nichopoulos had over-prescribed medications to Presley...
  3. On This Day: March 17 1985 Richard Ramirez Committed His First Two Murders in Los Angeles

    On This Day: March 17 1985 Richard Ramirez Committed His First Two Murders in Los Angeles

    On this day March 17 1985 serial killer Richard Ramirez also known as The Night Stalker committed his first two known murders in Rosemead Park and Monterey Park in Los Angeles. These attacks marked the beginning of his brutal crime spree that terrorized California throughout 1985. Ramirez...
  4. On This Day: March 16 1988 Saddam Hussein Ordered a Poison Gas Attack on Halabja

    On This Day: March 16 1988 Saddam Hussein Ordered a Poison Gas Attack on Halabja

    On this day March 16 1988 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ordered a chemical attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja in northern Iraq. The attack which used deadly poison gas killed an estimated 5,000 people and left over 10,000 injured making it one of the worst chemical warfare attacks in...
  5. On This Day: March 16 1985 Associated Press Newsman Terry Anderson Was Taken Hostage in Beirut Lebanon

    On This Day: March 16 1985 Associated Press Newsman Terry Anderson Was Taken Hostage in Beirut Lebanon

    On this day March 16 1985 Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut Lebanon by Hezbollah militants backed by Iran. Anderson who was covering the ongoing Lebanese Civil War was ambushed and taken captive while returning from a tennis game. Anderson remained a hostage...
  6. On This Day: March 15 1986 The Hotel New World in Singapore Collapsed Killing 33 People

    On This Day: March 15 1986 The Hotel New World in Singapore Collapsed Killing 33 People

    On this day March 15 1986 tragedy struck in Singapore when the six-story Hotel New World collapsed suddenly killing 33 people and trapping many others under the rubble. The disaster was one of the worst structural failures in the country’s history. Rescue teams worked tirelessly for days to...
  7. On This Day: March 14 1980 Quincy Jones Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

    On This Day: March 14 1980 Quincy Jones Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

    On this day March 14 1980 legendary producer composer and musician Quincy Jones was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By this time Jones had already built a remarkable career spanning jazz R&B film scoring and pop music production. Jones was widely recognized for his...
  8. On This Day: March 14 1982 The South African Government Bombed the African National Congress Headquarters in London

    On This Day: March 14 1982 The South African Government Bombed the African National Congress Headquarters in London

    On this day March 14 1982 agents of the South African government carried out a bombing attack on the headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC) in London. The attack was part of South Africa’s efforts to suppress anti-apartheid activism abroad. The explosion caused significant damage...
  9. On This Day: March 14 1980 LOT Flight 7 Crashed Near Warsaw Poland

    On This Day: March 14 1980 LOT Flight 7 Crashed Near Warsaw Poland

    On this day March 14 1980 LOT Flight 7 tragically crashed during its final approach near Warsaw Poland killing all 87 people on board. Among the victims was a 14-man American boxing team who were traveling to Poland for an international tournament. The crash was caused by mechanical failure...
  10. On This Day: March 7 1986 Divers from the USS Preserver Located the Crew Cabin of the Space Shuttle Challenger

    On This Day: March 7 1986 Divers from the USS Preserver Located the Crew Cabin of the Space Shuttle Challenger

    On this day March 7 1986 divers from the USS Preserver discovered the crew cabin of the Space Shuttle Challenger on the ocean floor. This grim discovery came more than a month after the shuttle tragically exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28 1986 claiming the lives of all seven crew...
  11. On This Day: March 6 1987 The MS Herald of Free Enterprise Capsized Killing 193 People

    On This Day: March 6 1987 The MS Herald of Free Enterprise Capsized Killing 193 People

    On this day March 6 1987 the British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise tragically capsized near the Belgian port of Zeebrugge just 90 seconds after setting sail. The vessel was carrying 539 passengers and crew when water rushed into the car deck due to the bow doors being left open causing the...
  12. On This Day: March 4 1986 The Soviet Vega 1 Returned the First Images of Halley's Comet

    On This Day: March 4 1986 The Soviet Vega 1 Returned the First Images of Halley's Comet

    On this day March 4 1986, the Soviet Vega 1 spacecraft returned the first images of Halley's Comet. This historic event marked a major milestone in space exploration as scientists were able to capture clear images of one of the most famous comets in our solar system. Halley's Comet is visible...
  13. On This Day: March 4 1985 The Food and Drug Administration Began Requiring Tests for All Donated Blood in the United States

    On This Day: March 4 1985 The Food and Drug Administration Began Requiring Tests for All Donated Blood in the United States

    On this day March 4 1985 the Food and Drug Administration implemented a new policy requiring all donated blood in the United States to be tested for HIV. This decision came in response to growing concerns over the transmission of AIDS through blood transfusions particularly after the widely...
  14. On This Day: March 1 1983 The First Swatch Watches Were Introduced in Zürich Switzerland

    On This Day: March 1 1983 The First Swatch Watches Were Introduced in Zürich Switzerland

    On this day March 1 1983 Swatch introduced its first line of watches in Zürich, Switzerland, revolutionizing the watch industry with affordable, stylish, and durable timepieces. Priced between $40 and $50, Swatch watches were designed to be fashionable, lightweight, and accessible, making them...
  15. On This Day: March 1 1983 A Tornado With 113 to 157 MPH Winds Tore Through Los Angeles

    On This Day: March 1 1983 A Tornado With 113 to 157 MPH Winds Tore Through Los Angeles

    On this day March 1 1983 a tornado with winds between 113 and 157 MPH tore through the city of Los Angeles, causing widespread damage and injuring 33 people. This event remains one of the most significant tornadoes in California history, as it resulted in the highest number of tornado-related...
  16. On This Day: March 1 1980 Patti Smith and Fred Sonic Smith Got Married in Detroit

    On This Day: March 1 1980 Patti Smith and Fred Sonic Smith Got Married in Detroit

    On this day March 1 1980 Patti Smith married guitarist Fred Sonic Smith in Detroit. Their marriage marked a new chapter in Patti Smith’s life as she stepped away from the music industry for several years to focus on her family. Fred Sonic Smith was best known as the guitarist for the...
  17. On This Day: March 1 1989 The 74 Year Beer Prohibition Ended in Iceland

    On This Day: March 1 1989 The 74 Year Beer Prohibition Ended in Iceland

    On this day March 1 1989 Iceland officially ended its 74 year ban on beer allowing full strength beer to be legally sold for the first time since 1915. This historic event became so significant that March 1 is now celebrated annually as Beer Day in Iceland. The prohibition on beer began in 1915...
  18. On This Day: February 28 1989 Gretchen Polhemus of Texas Won the 38th Miss USA Pageant

    On This Day: February 28 1989 Gretchen Polhemus of Texas Won the 38th Miss USA Pageant

    On this day February 28 1989 Gretchen Polhemus from Texas was crowned Miss USA 1989 at the Mobile Civic Center Theatre in Mobile Alabama. Hosted by Dick Clark, the pageant was a significant event as Texas continued its dominance in the competition, marking the fifth consecutive Miss USA title...
  19. On This Day: February 24 1983 A Special Commission of the United States Congress Condemned the Japanese American Internment During World War II

    On This Day: February 24 1983 A Special Commission of the United States Congress Condemned the Japanese American Internment During World War II

    On this day February 24 1983 a special commission of the United States Congress formally condemned the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The commission’s findings acknowledged that the forced relocation and imprisonment of over 120000 Japanese Americans was driven by racial...
  20. On This Day: February 24 1984 Tyrone Mitchell Initiated the 49th Street Elementary School Shooting in Los Angeles

    On This Day: February 24 1984 Tyrone Mitchell Initiated the 49th Street Elementary School Shooting in Los Angeles

    On this day February 24 1984 Tyrone Mitchell opened fire on students outside 49th Street Elementary School in Los Angeles California killing two children and injuring twelve others before taking his own life. The tragic attack was one of the earliest instances of school violence that shocked the...
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