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On This Day In History
Displayed is Wednesday, March 10
In 1972:
Gen Lon Nol becomes pres and prince Sirik Matak premier of CambodiaUSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
In 1971:
Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18
In 1970:
Barbra Streisand records The Singer and I Can Do ItSouth Africa complete Apr-00 series drubbing of Australia
In 1969:
James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King Jr
In 1968:
Ferry boat sinks in harbor of Wellington NZ (200 killed)
In 1966:
5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retiresDutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von AmsbergNorth Vietnamese capture US Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley
In 1965:
Dutch Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven, get engaged
In 1964:
Jasmine Guy was bornPrince Edward was bornUS reconnaissance plane shot down over East Germany
In 1963:
Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring trainingWilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 70 points vs Syracuse
In 1962:
Due to its no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel and move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida
In 1960:
USSR agrees to stop nuclear testing
In 1959:
Dorothy Comiskey Rigney, sells 54% of White Sox to Bill VeeckTennessee Williams Sweet Bird of Youth, premieres in NYCUprising against Chinese occupation force in Lhasa Tibet
In 1958:
Sharon Stone was born
In 1957:
Osama bin Laden was bornThousands of soccer fans riot in Italy
In 1956:
General strike in Cyprus protesting exile of archbishop MakariosPeter Twiss sets new world air record 1,132 mph (1,823 kph)
In 1952:
Military coup by general Fulgencio Batista in Cuba
In 1951:
Wheres Charley? closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 56 perfsFBI director J Edgar Hoover declines post of baseball commissioner
In 1949:
Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949
In 1948:
1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB Ca
In 1947:
Bob Greene was bornKim Campbell was born
In 1946:
Train derailment kills 185 near Aracaju Brazil
In 1945:
Germany blows-up Wessel Bridge on RhineJapan declares Vietnam IndependencePattons 3rd Army makes contact with Hodges 1st ArmyTokyo in fire after night time B-29 bombingUS troops lands on Mindanao
In 1941:
Lee MacPhail, Dodger GM predicts all players will wear batting helmets
In 1940:
Chuck Norris was born1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC, I Pagliacci
In 1939:
17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad India
In 1934:
Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Suzanne DavisUS Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
In 1933:
Major earthquake in Long Beach, CalifNevada becomes 1st US state to regulate narcotics
In 1931:
British Labour party removes fascist sir Oswald Mosley
In 1928:
James Earl Ray was born
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