Wednesday, March 24, 2010
On this day in history...
By TigerHawk at 3/24/2010 01:03:00 PM
...a great many interesting things happened, including these highlights (in chronological order):
In 1837, Canada gave African-Canadian men the right to vote.1896, A.A. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history.1900, ground broke for the first line of New York's fabled subway system.1944, 76 prisoners begin breaking out of Stalag Luft III, in what would come to be known as the "great escape."1958, Elvis Presley was conscripted in to the Army.1976, the Argentine military tosses out the government of Isabel Peron, and a Broadway musical is born.1989, the Exxon Valdez runs aground, reminding us that our oil comes at a price.1999, NATO bombs Yugoslavia in defense of its republic Kosovo, marking the first time that the alliance attacked a sovereign country.
2 Comments:
as usual, thanks for the history lessson. The 24th is my daughters 5th birthday.
Cheers,
rleavengood
You forgot 1961, when TigerHawk reader MGCC was born!
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