1967 - British supertanker Torrey Canyon hits a reef in the English channel, creating one of the largest oil spills in history
1962 - France and Algerian rebels agreed to a truce.
1922 - Mohandas K. Gandhi was sentenced to prison in India for civil disobedience
1911 - Irving Berlin copyrights his enormous hit "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
1766 - First success of American colonists, Britain repeals the Stamp Act
This Day In Business
1968 - The U.S. Congress repeals the Gold Standard- the gold reserve no longer needed to match US currency.
1992 - Donna Summer, with 3 consecutive albums reaching #1, gets her star on the Walk of Fame.
1911 - The Roosevelt Dam is opened
1995 - Michael Jordan announces that he will be returning to the NBA; changing Jersey to #45.
March 18th Holiday
Gallipoli Memorial Day (Turkey) - Commemorates a key naval victory for the Ottoman Empire over the British on March 18, 1915.
Today's Birthday Trivia
He ran a ballroom dancing school in Kent, England. Who is he?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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