- 1629] Welcome to the Bay State: The Massachusetts colony is founded by Englishmen. The Massachusetts state song is: "All Hail To Massachusetts" which should be replaced by the Bee Gee's "Massachusetts"...1822] The city of Boston is incorporated, something noted by Dave Loggins...
- 1953] Oscars bring Hope: Bob Hope emcees the first televised Academy Awards Show on the network. 174 stations give viewers a look at Gary Cooper winning for "Best Actor" in "High Noon" and Shirley Booth accepting the "Best Actress" award for "Come Back Little Sheba". "The Best Picture" is "The Greatest Show On Earth"...
- 1957] Gracing Memphis: Elvis Presley buys the mansion he names "Graceland"...
- 1966] Glory Road: Number three ranked Texas Western upsets #1 Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament's final game to win the championship of college basketball. The Miners, composed mostly of blacks beats the Wildcats 72-65. The story was made into the movie, "Glory Road"...
- 1976] "D-I-V-O-R-C-E": Buckingham Palace announces the separation of Princess Margaret and her husband, the Earl of Snowdon after 16 years of marriage. They divorce two years later...
- 1979] CSPANing the globe: The U.S. House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business on C-SPAN...
- 1984] Debuted on this date: "Kate & Allie" starring Susan Saint James (Kate) and Jane Curtin (Allie). The show will run 5 seasons, ending in 1989...
- 1987] Get the Kleenex out: TV evangelist Jim Bakker resigns as chairman of his PTL ministry amid a sex-and-money scandal involving former church secretary Jessica Hahn...
- 2003] Shock and Awe: An American-led coalition launches a war against Iraq, beginning with the launch of U.S. Cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs aimed at Saddam Hussein near Baghdad...
- 2007] "Happy Trails": Calvert DeForest a.k.a. Larry "Bud" Melman dies at 85 after years of poor health...For more on March 19th:
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