- 1850] The stage is set: Henry Wells and William Fargo found Wells-Fargo. 159 years later they're still in business...
- 1909] Can you hear me now?: Einar Dessau of Denmark uses a shortwave transmitter to talk to a government radio post about 6 miles away. It is believed to be the first broadcast by a 'ham' operator...
- 1922] Slammed: Mohandas K. Gandhi is sentenced to prison in India for civil disobedience. Gandhi will serve two years of a six-year sentence...2005] Former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland is sentenced to a year in prison and four months under house arrest for corruption...
- 1931] Premiered on this date: Schick Inc. markets the first electric razor...1961] The Poppin' Fresh "Pillsbury Dough Boy" is introduced...1968] Mel Brooks' film "The Producers" premieres, starring Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. The movie wins an Oscar for "Best Screenplay"...
- 1953] The Braves leave Beantown: Boston loses the Braves as NL President Warren Giles and all the NL team owners approve the team's decision to move to Milwaukee. They eventually wind up in Atlanta where they are now...
- 1959] Aloha: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Hawaii statehood bill, giving us "Hawaii Five-O"...
- 1986] Happy Together: Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson...
- 1990] Reunited and it feels so good: Baseball owners and players agree to a new labor agreement, ending a 32-day pre-season strike...1997] Joni Mitchell reunites with the daughter she gave up for adoption many years earlier...
- 1992] Guilty as charged: Leona ("Queen of Mean") Helmsley is sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion...
- 2005] Pulling the plug: Doctors in Florida, acting on orders of a state judge, remove Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. The brain-damaged Schiavo will die 13 days later...For more on March 18th:
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