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March 19
1853 - During the Taiping Rebellion in China, the rebels captured Nanking and renamed it T'en-ching (Heavenly Capital).
1920 - The United States Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles for the second time.
1931 - Nevada legalized gambling.
1942 - During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered men between the ages of 45 and 64, inclusive, to register for non-military duty.
1945 - During World War II, 724 people were killed when a Japanese dive bomber attacked the carrier USS Franklin off the coast of Japan.
1953 - The Academy Awards ceremony was televised for the first time.
1987 - Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scandal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary.
1991 - Polish President Lech Walsea arrived in Washington, D.C. for his first state visit to the United States.
1996 - Sarajevo became a united city again after four years when Muslim-Croat authorities took control of the last district held by Serbs.
2003 - Operation Iraqi Freedom is launched with air strikes on Baghdad, marking the beginning of the war with Iraq.
2007 - A methane gas explosion in a Siberian coal mine killed 110 workers.
2012 - The Justice Department announced it had begun an investigation into the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida by a neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman. (No federal civil rights charges were filed; Zimmerman was acquitted of a state charge of second-degree murder after claiming self-defense.)
2013 - Pope Francis officially began his ministry as the 266th pope, receiving the ring symbolizing the papacy and a wool stole exemplifying his role as shepherd of his 1.2-billion strong flock during a Mass at the Vatican.
2020 - President Donald Trump focused attention on a malaria drug, chloroquine, as a possible coronavirus treatment; the FDA issued a statement saying that there were "no FDA-approved therapeutics" to treat COVID-19.
2022 - Russian forces pushed deeper into Ukraine’s besieged and battered port city of Mariupol, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help.
Birthdays
20 - Ana Tena (actress)
26 - Caylee Cowan (actress)
29 - Philip Bolden (actor)
30 - Madhulika Krishnan (actress)
33 - Arabella Chi (model)
35 - Craig Lamar Traylor (actor)
36 - Clayton Kershaw (baseball player)
37 - AJ Lee (professional wrestler)
45 - Abby Brammell (actress)
46 - Virginia Williams (actress)
55 - Connor Trinneer (actor)
60 - Jake Weber (actor)
61 - Mary Scheer (actress/comedian)
66 - Andy Reid (football coach)
69 - Bruce Willis (actor)
77 - Glenn Close (actress)
78 - Ruth Pointer (singer)
88 - Ursula Andress (actress)
91 - Renee Taylor (actress)
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Today in Sports History - March 19
1938 - The Toronto Maple Leafs scored a record 8 goals in 5 minutes.
1954 - Viewers saw the first televised prizefight shown in color when Joey Giardello knocked out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1955 - San Francisco defeated La Salle 77-63 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1956 - The Minneapolis Lakers beat the St. Louis Hawks 133-75 in Game 2 of the Western Divisional Finals. It was the largest margin of victory in NBA playoff history.
1960 - Ohio State defeats California 75-55 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1966 - Texas Western (now UTEP) defeats Kentucky 72-65 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1967 - The Chicago Bulls won their 33rd game of the season. It was the most games won by an NBA expansion team.
1971 - Immaculata defeats West Chester 52-48 to win the first AIAW women's basketball tournament, a forerunner of NCAA women's athletics.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Golden State Warriors by a record 63 points in a 162-99 victory.
1981 - The Buffalo Sabres set a record when they scored 9 goals in the second period in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sabres won the game 14-4.
1991 - NFL owners voted to take the 1993 Super Bowl away from the city of Phoenix because Arizona didn't recognize Martin Luther King Day.
1991 - The Sacramento Kings set an NBA record with their 29th consecutive road loss.
1991 - Brett Hull of the St. Louis Blues becomes the third player in NHL history to score 80 goals in a season.
1995 - After a 21-month hiatus, Michael Jordan returned to the NBA with his former team, the Chicago Bulls. He scored 19 points in the loss to the Indiana Pacers. The game, televised on NBC, was the most watched regular season game in NBA history with an estimated 35 million viewers.
2010 - Paul Kariya (St. Louis Blues) scored his 400th career goal.
2019 - James Harden of the Houston Rockets becomes the first player in NBA history to score at least 30 points against all 29 other NBA teams in a single season.
2022 - LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers moved past Karl Malone into second place on the NBA's all-time scoring list with 36,909 points.
1853 - During the Taiping Rebellion in China, the rebels captured Nanking and renamed it T'en-ching (Heavenly Capital).
1920 - The United States Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles for the second time.
1931 - Nevada legalized gambling.
1942 - During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered men between the ages of 45 and 64, inclusive, to register for non-military duty.
1945 - During World War II, 724 people were killed when a Japanese dive bomber attacked the carrier USS Franklin off the coast of Japan.
1953 - The Academy Awards ceremony was televised for the first time.
1987 - Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scandal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary.
1991 - Polish President Lech Walsea arrived in Washington, D.C. for his first state visit to the United States.
1996 - Sarajevo became a united city again after four years when Muslim-Croat authorities took control of the last district held by Serbs.
2003 - Operation Iraqi Freedom is launched with air strikes on Baghdad, marking the beginning of the war with Iraq.
2007 - A methane gas explosion in a Siberian coal mine killed 110 workers.
2012 - The Justice Department announced it had begun an investigation into the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida by a neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman. (No federal civil rights charges were filed; Zimmerman was acquitted of a state charge of second-degree murder after claiming self-defense.)
2013 - Pope Francis officially began his ministry as the 266th pope, receiving the ring symbolizing the papacy and a wool stole exemplifying his role as shepherd of his 1.2-billion strong flock during a Mass at the Vatican.
2020 - President Donald Trump focused attention on a malaria drug, chloroquine, as a possible coronavirus treatment; the FDA issued a statement saying that there were "no FDA-approved therapeutics" to treat COVID-19.
2022 - Russian forces pushed deeper into Ukraine’s besieged and battered port city of Mariupol, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help.
Birthdays
20 - Ana Tena (actress)
26 - Caylee Cowan (actress)
29 - Philip Bolden (actor)
30 - Madhulika Krishnan (actress)
33 - Arabella Chi (model)
35 - Craig Lamar Traylor (actor)
36 - Clayton Kershaw (baseball player)
37 - AJ Lee (professional wrestler)
45 - Abby Brammell (actress)
46 - Virginia Williams (actress)
55 - Connor Trinneer (actor)
60 - Jake Weber (actor)
61 - Mary Scheer (actress/comedian)
66 - Andy Reid (football coach)
69 - Bruce Willis (actor)
77 - Glenn Close (actress)
78 - Ruth Pointer (singer)
88 - Ursula Andress (actress)
91 - Renee Taylor (actress)
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Today in Sports History - March 19
1938 - The Toronto Maple Leafs scored a record 8 goals in 5 minutes.
1954 - Viewers saw the first televised prizefight shown in color when Joey Giardello knocked out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1955 - San Francisco defeated La Salle 77-63 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1956 - The Minneapolis Lakers beat the St. Louis Hawks 133-75 in Game 2 of the Western Divisional Finals. It was the largest margin of victory in NBA playoff history.
1960 - Ohio State defeats California 75-55 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1966 - Texas Western (now UTEP) defeats Kentucky 72-65 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1967 - The Chicago Bulls won their 33rd game of the season. It was the most games won by an NBA expansion team.
1971 - Immaculata defeats West Chester 52-48 to win the first AIAW women's basketball tournament, a forerunner of NCAA women's athletics.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Golden State Warriors by a record 63 points in a 162-99 victory.
1981 - The Buffalo Sabres set a record when they scored 9 goals in the second period in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sabres won the game 14-4.
1991 - NFL owners voted to take the 1993 Super Bowl away from the city of Phoenix because Arizona didn't recognize Martin Luther King Day.
1991 - The Sacramento Kings set an NBA record with their 29th consecutive road loss.
1991 - Brett Hull of the St. Louis Blues becomes the third player in NHL history to score 80 goals in a season.
1995 - After a 21-month hiatus, Michael Jordan returned to the NBA with his former team, the Chicago Bulls. He scored 19 points in the loss to the Indiana Pacers. The game, televised on NBC, was the most watched regular season game in NBA history with an estimated 35 million viewers.
2010 - Paul Kariya (St. Louis Blues) scored his 400th career goal.
2019 - James Harden of the Houston Rockets becomes the first player in NBA history to score at least 30 points against all 29 other NBA teams in a single season.
2022 - LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers moved past Karl Malone into second place on the NBA's all-time scoring list with 36,909 points.