- 1664] The Redcoats are on the turnpike: New Jersey becomes a British colony as King Charles II grants land in the new world to his brother James, the Duke of York after conferring with Tony Soprano who gets the 'vig'...
- 1894] Things go better with Coke, like bottles: Coca Cola is sold in bottles for the first time...
- 1912] Order your cookies: Juliette Gordon Low founds the "Girl Guides" which will become the 'Girl Scouts of America'...
- 1923] In 4, 3, 2: Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrates phonofilm, a technique that adds sound to motion picture film...
- 1951] Debuted on this date: "Dennis the Menace" created by Hank Ketcham, makes its syndicated debut in 16 newspapers...
- 1966] What the Hull?: Chicago's Bobby Hull becomes the first NHL player to score 51 points in a single season on a goal in a game against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden...
- 1969] Wedding Bells: Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman rock down the aisle. They will be married until Linda's untimely death in 1998...
- 1980] Guilty as charged: A jury finds John Wayne Gacy Jr. guilty of murdering 33 men and boys. Gacy will be executed in May of 1994...1997] LAPD arrest Mikail Markhasev in the shooting death of 27-year old Ennis Cosby, Bill Cosby's son. Markhasev is serving life with no parole...
- 2002] In living color: Homeland security chief Tom Ridge unveils a color-coded system for terror warnings. If you're color-blind, you're out of luck...
- 2003] Getting Smart: Elizabeth Smart is reunited with her family 9 months after being abducted from her home. She was kidnapped in June of 2002 by a drifter who had previously done work at her family's home...For more on March 12th:
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