10 Timeline Memories:
1.1852] Debuted on this date: Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (subtitled ‘Life Among The Lowly’) is published. It’s also made into a silent movie (3/20)…
2.1952] Cleveland rocks: A riot breaks out at the “Moondog Coronation Ball” in Cleveland as Alan Freed aka ‘King of The Moondogs’ hosts what many consider the spark that ignited Rock ‘n’ Roll (3/21)…
3.1954] The Real Hoosiers: Milan beats Muncie Central for the Indiana state high school title in the game that the movie “Hoosiers” was based on. The final score of the game was 32-30. Obviously there was no clock in use yet (3/20)…
4.1966] 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 (3/19). The story was made into the movie, “Glory Road“…
5.1969] Wedding Bells: John Lennon and Yoko Ono rock down the aisle in Gibraltar (3/20). To commemorate what would have been their 30th anniversary in 1999, a set of postage stamps was issued in Gibraltar. Only John’s death separates the two...
6.1973] Going to Hall: Eleven weeks after he’s killed on a mercy mission, Roberto Clemente is voted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in a special election (3/20). The Puerto Rican star’s last hit is number 3,000, a double off of the Mets’ Jon Matlack on September 30, 1972. Clemente was only 38 at the time of his death…
7.1976] Guilty as charged: Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is convicted of armed robbery for her part in a San Francisco bank holdup (3/20). In later years she appeared with Larry King…1981] Jean Harris is sentenced to 15-to-life for the murder of lover Dr. Hyman Tarnower (3/20). Harris is released, her sentence commuted by New York Governor Mario Cuomo after 12 years served in 1992…1996] Erik and Lyle Menendez are found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of their parents. Both are serving a life term in prison (3/20)…
8.1991] City tragedies: Eric Clapton’s 4-year old son Conor dies when he falls out the window of a 53rd floor apartment in Manhattan (3/20). Clapton will win a Grammy for his song written about Conor, “Tears in Heaven.”…1995] Twelve are killed, more than 5,500 sickened when the nerve gas Sarin is released in the Tokyo subway system. Terrorists belonging to a doomsday cult in Japan are responsible for the attack (3/20)…
9.2003] 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 (3/19)…
10.2004] Gotcha: The U.S. military charges 6 soldiers with abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq (3/20)…For more on March 19 - 21:
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