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  1. On This Day: April 2 1980 President Jimmy Carter Signed the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

    On This Day: April 2 1980 President Jimmy Carter Signed the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

    On this day April 2 1980 United States President Jimmy Carter signed the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act into law. This legislation imposed a higher tax rate on oil companies to address the sharp rise in oil prices and capture some of the profits generated during the energy crisis. The tax...
  2. On This Day: April 1 1984 Marvin Gaye Was Tragically Killed by His Father

    On This Day: April 1 1984 Marvin Gaye Was Tragically Killed by His Father

    On this day April 1 1984 music legend Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father Marvin Gay Sr. during a heated argument at their Los Angeles home. The shocking tragedy occurred just one day before Marvin’s 45th birthday and stunned fans around the world. Marvin Gaye was a key figure in...
  3. On This Day: March 31 1980 President Carter Deregulated the Banking Industry

    On This Day: March 31 1980 President Carter Deregulated the Banking Industry

    On this day March 31 1980 President Jimmy Carter signed into law a major piece of financial legislation that began the process of deregulating the banking industry. The Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act aimed to modernize the financial system in response to rising...
  4. On This Day: March 31 1985 The First WrestleMania Took Place at Madison Square Garden

    On This Day: March 31 1985 The First WrestleMania Took Place at Madison Square Garden

    On this day March 31 1985 the very first WrestleMania was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event was a huge gamble for the WWF but it paid off big and became the launchpad for professional wrestling’s explosion into pop culture. The main event featured Hulk Hogan and Mr T...
  5. On This Day: March 30 1981 President Ronald Reagan Was Shot Outside a Washington D.C. Hotel

    On This Day: March 30 1981 President Ronald Reagan Was Shot Outside a Washington D.C. Hotel

    On this day March 30 1981 U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley Jr. outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. The assassination attempt shocked the nation and led to a wave of support for the president as he recovered. Hinckley opened fire as Reagan...
  6. On This Day: March 30 1984 The World's Biggest Tip Was Given in New York

    On This Day: March 30 1984 The World's Biggest Tip Was Given in New York

    On this day March 30 1984 New York police detective Robert Cunningham left what became known as the world’s biggest tip. Dining at his regular spot at Sal’s Italian Restaurant in Yonkers Cunningham didn’t have enough cash for a proper tip and jokingly offered to split a $1 lottery ticket with...
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  7. On This Day: March 30 1980 The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Was Ordered to Liquidate

    On This Day: March 30 1980 The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Was Ordered to Liquidate

    On this day March 30 1980 the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was officially ordered to liquidate its assets after years of financial trouble. Once a major player in American rail transport the railroad had been struggling with debt and declining freight and passenger service through...
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  8. On This Day: March 24 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Occurred in Alaska

    On This Day: March 24 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Occurred in Alaska

    On this day March 24 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef in Prince William Sound Alaska and spilled an estimated 240000 barrels of crude oil into the ocean. The spill quickly became one of the worst environmental disasters in US history contaminating over 1300 miles of coastline and...
  9. On This Day: March 23 1983 President Reagan Introduced Star Wars Missile Defense System

    On This Day: March 23 1983 President Reagan Introduced Star Wars Missile Defense System

    On this day March 23 1983 President Ronald Reagan introduced the Strategic Defense Initiative to the American people. The plan aimed to develop a space-based missile defense system to protect the United States from nuclear attacks. The media quickly dubbed it Star Wars due to its futuristic...
  10. On This Day: March 22 1982 NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia Launched on Its Third Mission (STS-3)

    On This Day: March 22 1982 NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia Launched on Its Third Mission (STS-3)

    On this day March 22 1982 NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia was launched from Kennedy Space Center on its third mission STS-3. This was Columbia's final test flight before operational missions began marking another major step in the Space Shuttle program. The mission was piloted by Commander Jack...
  11. On This Day: March 22 1984 Teachers at McMartin Preschool Were Charged With Satanic Ritual Abuse

    On This Day: March 22 1984 Teachers at McMartin Preschool Were Charged With Satanic Ritual Abuse

    On this day March 22 1984 several teachers at McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach California were charged with allegations of satanic ritual abuse of children. The case became one of the most infamous and controversial criminal investigations of the 1980s fueled by mass hysteria and the...
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  12. On This Day: March 20 1986 Chaos Ensued After New York City Passed Its First Lesbian and Gay Rights Legislation

    On This Day: March 20 1986 Chaos Ensued After New York City Passed Its First Lesbian and Gay Rights Legislation

    On this day March 20 1986 New York City officially passed its first lesbian and gay rights legislation prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing employment and public accommodations. The landmark decision was a major victory for LGBTQ+ rights activists after years of...
  13. On This Day: March 20 1985 The Coca-Cola Company Purchased Tandem Productions and Embassy Television for 485 Million Dollars

    On This Day: March 20 1985 The Coca-Cola Company Purchased Tandem Productions and Embassy Television for 485 Million Dollars

    On this day March 20 1985 The Coca-Cola Company made a major move into the entertainment industry by purchasing Tandem Productions and Embassy Television for 485 million dollars. The acquisition gave Coca-Cola control over some of the most popular television shows of the time including hits like...
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  14. On This Day: March 20 1987 The FDA Approved AZT as the First AIDS Treatment

    On This Day: March 20 1987 The FDA Approved AZT as the First AIDS Treatment

    On this day March 20 1987 the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug AZT making it the first successful treatment for AIDS. AZT also known as zidovudine was initially developed as a cancer drug but was later found to slow the progression of HIV giving patients hope for the first time...
  15. On This Day: March 10 1980 Willard Scott Made His Debut as the Weatherman for The Today Show

    On This Day: March 10 1980 Willard Scott Made His Debut as the Weatherman for The Today Show

    On this day March 10 1980 Willard Scott made his first appearance as the weatherman for NBC’s The Today Show. Known for his warm personality and larger-than-life presence Scott quickly became a beloved figure in morning television. Scott was famous for his enthusiastic delivery and for...
  16. On This Day: March 19 1987 Televangelist Jim Bakker Resigned as Head of the PTL Club

    On This Day: March 19 1987 Televangelist Jim Bakker Resigned as Head of the PTL Club

    On this day March 19 1987 televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as head of the PTL Club also known as The Jim and Tammy Show following a highly publicized sex scandal. Bakker who had built a massive religious broadcasting empire stepped down after it was revealed that he had paid hush money to...
  17. On This Day: March 19 1982 Ozzy Osbourne’s Lead Guitarist Randy Rhoads Was Killed in a Plane Crash

    On This Day: March 19 1982 Ozzy Osbourne’s Lead Guitarist Randy Rhoads Was Killed in a Plane Crash

    On this day March 19 1982 Randy Rhoads the legendary lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne was tragically killed in a plane crash at the age of 25. The accident occurred in Leesburg Florida when Rhoads and two others took an unauthorized flight in a small plane that crashed into a house after...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
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