On this day in history.

[J. A.52]

February 28, 1940: Mario Andretti, Italian American world champion racing driver, is born.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Andretti

 

[J. A.52]

March 1, 1872 – Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park

 

[J. A.52]

March 1, 1969: Spanish actor Javier Ãngel Encinas Bardem is born.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_bardem





(From Wikipedia)

 

[J. A.52]

March 3, 1923 – TIME magazine is published for the first time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine)

 

[scifan5751]

March 3, 1875; at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, Quebec, was played the first indoor ice hockey game.

 

[J. A.52]

March 4, 1678: Antonio Vivaldi is born.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi

 

[Iriana]

1960 - Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz

 

[Iriana]

51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).

 

[scifan5751]

March 4, 1952; Ernest Hemingway finishes his short novel "The Old Man and the Sea", which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953.

 

[zstairlessone]

Ha Ha, Martha Stewart gets out of jail in 2005.

 

[J. A.52]

March 5, 1979 – America's Voyager 1 spacecraft has its closest approach to Jupiter.

 

[scifan5751]

March 5, 1963; the Hula-Hoop was patented. It was first marketed in 1958 by Wham-O, who sold 25 million Hula-Hoops in the first 4 months.

 

[scifan5751]

March 5, 1953; Joseph Stalin dies in Moscow.

 

[skimonkey]

Sorry this is one day late...

March 5: Happy 30th Birthday, Figment!





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[J. A.52]

March 6, 1619: Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist and duelist is born. In fictional works about his life he is featured with an overly large nose.





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