ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ MARCH 23

ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ MARCH 23

1903 - Wright brothers obtain airplane patent

1905 - Joan Crawford, [Lucille Le Sueur], Texas, actress (Mildred Pierce), (d. 1977) is born
1912 - Dixie Cup invented

1912 - John Payne, Roanoke Va, actor (Dodsworth, Razor's Edge) is born

1920 - James Brown, Desdemona Tx, actor (Lt Rip Masters-Rin Tin Tin) is born
1920 - Jimmy Edwards, comedy actor (Barnes) is born
1922 - 1st airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington, DC

1922 - Marty Allen, Pitts, comedian (Allen & Rossi), "Hello Dere" is born

1923 - Frank Silver & Irving Conn release "Yes, We Have No Bananas"

1929 - 1st telephone installed in White House
1937 - LA Railway Co starts using PCC streetcars
1940 - 1st radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS
1942 - 2,500 Jews of Lublin massacred or deported
1942 - Japanese forces occupy Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean
1945 - Largest operation in Pacific war, 1,500 US Navy ships bomb Okinawa
1950 - "Beat the Clock" premieres on CBS-TV

1957 - US army sells last homing pigeons

1961 - Elvis Presley records "Can't Help Falling in Love."

1963 - The Beach Boys release "Surfin' U.S.A."

1964 - John Pinette, American comedian, is born
1965 - Gemini 3 launched, 1st US 2-man space flight (Grissom & Young)

1967 - The 100th episode of "Bewitched" airs on ABC.

1969 – At Disneyland, 100 VW Beetles parade down Main Street (promoting Love Bug film)
1972 - Evel Knievel breaks 93 bones after successfully clearing 35 cars

1972 - NY Yanks agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx

1973 - After a 5½ year run soap "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" ends
1973 - Yoko Ono is granted permanent residence in US

1973 - The last airing of "Concentration". The show had been on NBC for 15 years.

1978 - The Police sign with A&M Records.

1979 - Wings release "Goodnight Tonight"

1981 - CBS announces plans to reduce "Captain Kangaroo" to a 30-minute show each weekday
1985 - Julian Lennon's 1st concert (San Antonio Texas)

1985 - Billy Joel and Christy Brinkley are married in New York. They divorce in 1994.
1987 - Soap "Bold & Beautiful" premieres

1988 - Mick Jagger makes his first solo appearance on stage in Japan.
1994 - Amy Fisher's lover Joey Buttafuoco is released from jail
1994 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored
1995 - "How To Succeed in Business..." opens at R Rodgers NYC for 548 perfs

2011 - Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress (b. 1932) dies