Page 7: Historical Events In March - 21
Thursday, 30 January 2025
1955 Muriel Aked, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history 28th Academy Awards
1957 Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending," premieres in NYC on March - 21.
1958 USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test on this day in history.
1958 On March - 21 1st presentation of West Point's Sylvanus Thayer Award
1958 Cyril M Kornbluth, US sci-fi writer (Space Merchants), dies at 34 on this day in history.
1960 In the black township of Sharpeville in Transvaal, South Africa, Afrikaner police open fire on a group of peaceful black demonstrators, killing sixty-nine people and wounding nearly two hundred in a hail of sub-machine gunfire on March - 21.
1961 On this day in history beatles' first appearance at the Cavern Club
1962 On March - 21 a bear becomes the first creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds
1962 On March - 21 actor Matthew Broderick born this day.
1962 On this day in history dutch Roman Catholic bishop Beckers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands in favor of birth control
1963 On this day in history alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closed
1963 Alcatraz, maximum security prison on the island in San Francisco Bay, closes after 29 years on this day in history.
1963 The birth of Matthew Broderick, American actor on this day in history.
1964 Beatles' "She Loves You", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks on this day in history.
1965 Martin Luther King Jr begins march from Selma to Montgomery AL on March - 21.
1965 On March - 21 uS Ranger 9 launched; takes 5,814 pictures before lunar impact
1966 Supreme Court reverses Massachusetts ruling that "Fanny Hill" is obscene on this day in history.
1968 On March - 21 israeli forces cross Jordan River to attack PLO bases
1968 Portuguese socialist Mario Soares banished to Sao Tomé on March - 21.
1969 John & Yoko stage their first bed-in for peace (Amsterdam Hilton) on March - 21.
1969 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1969 Gerhart Fritsch, writer, dies at 44 on March - 21.
1970 Marlen Haushofer, writer, dies at 49 on this day in history.
1971 Vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2" on this day in history.
1972 US Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-year residency to vote on March - 21.
1973 On this day in history frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals
1973 On March - 21 antoni Szalowski, composer, dies at 65
1974 On this day in history attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall
1974 Candy Darling, [James Slattery], female impersonator, dies on March - 21.
1975 On March - 21 ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years
1975 Malcolm Fraser successfully challenges Bill Snedden for the leadership of Australia's Liberal Party; on this day in history.
1975 On March - 21 berend Giltay, composer, dies at 64
1977 On March - 21 in Iran a 7.0 earthquake was was centered in the Bandar Abbas area, near the Persian Gulf. The earthquake killed 167, injured 556, and caused considerable damage over an area of 550 square kilometers north of Bandar Abbas
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