Sunday, March 15, 2015

History for March 15

History for March 15 - On-This-Day.com:
Andrew Jackson 1767, Alan L. Bean 1932 - Astronaut, Judd Hirsch 1935 


Jimmy Lee Swaggart 1935, Mike Love 1941 - Musician (The Beach Boys), Fabio 1961 - Model 



44 BC - Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by high ranking Roman Senators. The day is known as the "Ides of March." 


1892 - Jesse W. Reno patented the Reno Inclined Elevator. It was the first escalator. 


1916 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent 12,000 troops, under General Pershing, over the border of Mexico to pursue bandit Pancho Villa. The mission failed. 


1917 - Russian Czar Nicholas II abdicated himself and his son. His brother Grand Duke succeeded as czar. 


1919 - The American Legion was founded in Paris. 


1935 - Joseph Goebbels, German Minister of Propaganda banned four Berlin newspapers. 


1937 - In Chicago, IL, the first blood bank to preserve blood for transfusion by refrigeration was established at the Cook County Hospital. 


1938 - Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia. 






1990 - The Ford Explorer was introduced to the public. 


1998 - CBS' "60 Minutes" aired an interview with former White House employee Kathleen Willey. Wiley said U.S. President Clinton made unwelcome sexual advances toward her in the Oval Office in 1993.
 

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