- 1794] In The Navy: President George Washington and Congress authorize creation of the U.S. Navy (3/27)...
- 1884] Red Sox Nation is born: The first long-distance call is made from Boston to New York in which two people argue the merits of their baseball teams before a shouting match ensues and the phrases "Red Sox Nation" and "Evil Empire" are heard often followed by the slamming of the phone (3/27)...
- 1932] March Madness: The first NCAA championship game is won by the Oregon Ducks, 46-33 over Ohio State (3/27). The NCAA will dominate the NIT starting in the mid-50s...1971] The UCLA Bruins top Villanova 68-62 for the fifth national title in a row for the John Wooden-led Bruins who won't stop until they've won 7 consecutive titles (3/27)...
- 1959] When you're hot you're hot: "Some Like It Hot" starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon premieres (3/29)...
- 1963] The Name Game: Sonny Werblin, no doubt inspired by nearby LaGuardia Airport, changes the name of the New York Titans to the Jets (3/28), just before Shea Stadium becomes runway 22-Left in 1964...
- 1971] Guilty as charged: Lt. William Calley Jr. is found guilty of premeditated murder of at least 22 Vietnamese civilians and is sentenced to life in prison (3/29). Calley wins a court case and is paroled. He now lives free in Columbus (GA)...1971] A jury in Los Angeles recommends the death penaly for Charles Manson and 3 female followers for the 1969 Tate - Lo Bianca murders (3/29). His sentence is commuted to life in prison, where he resides today...1974] Eight Ohio National Guardsmen are indicted on charges stemming from the shooting death of 4 Kent State students (3/29) in May of 1970. All are later acquitted and released...
- 1977] Tenerife tragedy: A KLM Boeing 747 attempting to take off, crashes into a Pan Am 747 on the Canary Island of Tenerife killing 582 (3/27)...
- 1979] Life immitates Art: A nuclear meltdown starts at Three Mile Island (PA) (3/28) 12 days after "The China Syndrome" premieres...
- 1997] The Wrong Man?: Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr. meets with James Earl Ray in prison and believes his father's alleged assassin had nothing to do with the shooting (3/27)...
- 2002] "Happy Trails": Dudley Moore dies at his New Jersey home of pneumonia, a complication of progressive supra nuclear palsy at 66 (3/27)...2002] Milton Berle aka "Mr. Television" dies from colon cancer at 93 (3/27)...2005] O.J. Simpson attorney Johnnie Cochran dies from an inoperable brain tumor at 67 (3/29)...For more on March 27 - 29:
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