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Today in History: March 27, ‘The ‘Godfather’ wins best picture, Brando refuses to accept best actor
Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 27, the 87th day of 2024. There are 279 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 27, 1973, “The Godfather” won the Academy Award for best picture of 1972, but its star, Marlon Brando,...
Today in History: March 24, Exxon Valdez crashes in Alaska, creates massive oil spill
Today in History Today is Sunday, March 24, the 84th day of 2024. There are 282 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez (vahl-DEEZ’) ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William...
Today in History: March 18, FDR signs executive order on internment of Japanese-Americans
Today in History Today is Monday, March 18, the 78th day of 2024. There are 288 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 18, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order authorizing the War Relocation Authority,...
Today in History: March 16, US soldiers kill hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese in My Lai massacre
Today in History Today is Saturday, March 16, the 76th day of 2024. There are 290 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 16, 1968, the My Lai (mee ly) massacre took place during the Vietnam War as U.S. Army soldiers hunting for...
Today in History: March 15, Julius Caesar is assassinated
Today in History Today is Friday, March 15, the 75th day of 2024. There are 291 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 15, 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and...
Today in History: March 13, Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina becomes Pope Francis
Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 13, the 74th day of 2024. There are 293 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 13, 2013, Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope, choosing the name Francis. he was the first...
Today in History: March 7, ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma for civil rights movement
Today in History Today is Thursday, March 7, the 67th day of 2024. There are 299 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 7, 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in...
Today in History: March 6, Supreme Court issues Dred Scott decision
Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 6, the 66th day of 2024. There are 300 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Dred Scott v. Sandford, ruled 7-2 that Scott, a slave, was not an...
Today in History: March 3, Rodney King beaten by Los Angeles police
Today in History Today is Sunday, March 3, the 63rd day of 2024. There are 303 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on...
Today in History: February 27, American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2024. There are 308 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 27, 1973, members of the American Indian Movement occupied the hamlet of Wounded Knee in South Dakota, the...