378 Historic Events for March 21
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Logan Ramsey, Long Beach Calif, actor (Head, Joy Sticks, Say Yes)
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| 1922 |
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KGW-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions
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| 1923 |
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Philip Abbott, Lincoln Neb, actor (Arthur Ward-The FBI)
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| 1923 |
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Mort Lindsey, Newark NJ, orch leader (Merv Griffin Show)
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| 1923 |
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US foreign minister Charles Hughes refuses USSR recognition
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| 1924 |
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Mass Investors Trust becomes 1st mutual fund set up in US
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| 1924 |
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1st foreign language course broadcast on US radio (WJZ, NYC)
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| 1924 |
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Karl Heinz Fussl, composer
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| 1925 |
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Peter Brook, London, director (1776)/TV writer
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| 1925 |
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Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens
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| 1925 |
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Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar
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| 1925 |
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John E Grotberg, (Rep-R-IL, 1985-86)
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| 1926 |
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Andr‚ Delvaux, Heverie Belgium, director/writer (Benvenuta)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Virginia Weidler, Hollywood CA, actress (Babes on Broadway)
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| 1927 |
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German minister of Foreign affairs (FDP)
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| 1927 |
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Guomindang Army conquerors Shanghai as British marines flee
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Peter Hacks, German playwright (Tie Windloch)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Evelyn Ruth Anderson, composer
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| 1928 |
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James W Kinnear, Pittsburgh Pa, CEO (Texaco)
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| 1929 |
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Jules Verne Berman, space and science reporter (ABC-TV)
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| 1929 |
Birth |
James Coco, Bronx NY, actor (Man of La Mancha, Murder by Death)
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| 1931 |
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KRO-broadcast studio initiated in Hilversum Holland
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| 1931 |
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
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| 1931 |
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US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
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| 1931 |
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Ivan William Hannaford, sociologist
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