Wednesday, March 18, 2015

History for March 18

History for March 18 - On-This-Day.com
Grover Cleveland 1837 - Today in U.S. President History, Rudolf Diesel 1858, Neville Chamberlin 1869 


Peter Graves 1926 - Actor, Charlie Pride 1938 - Country singer, Vanessa Williams 1963 - Singer, actress 


0037 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius’ will and proclaims Caligula emperor. 


1818 - The U.S. Congress approved the first pensions for government service. 






1881 - Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opened in Madison Square Gardens. 


1905 - Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt were married. 


1931 - Schick Inc. displayed the first electric shaver. 


1940 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini held a meeting at the Brenner Pass. The Italian dictator agreed to join in Germany's war against France and Britain during the meeting. 


1945 - 1,250 U.S. bombers attacked Berlin. 


1963 - The U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Miranda decision concerning legal council for defendants. 


1992 - Leona Hemsly was sentenced to 4 years in prison for tax evasion. 


1994 - Zsa Zsa Gabor filed for bankruptcy. 

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