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March 23
1775 - Patrick Henry delivered an address to the Virginia Provincial Convention in which he is said to have declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
1806 - Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, having reached the Pacific coast, began their journey back east from exploring the Louisiana Territory.
1877 - The first Easter Egg roll was held on the White House lawn.
1919 - Benito Mussolini founded his own party in Italy, the Fasci di Combattimento.
1933 - The German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers.
1942 - The first Japanese-Americans evacuated by the U.S. Army during World War II arrived at the internment camp in Manzanar, California.
1956 - Pakistan became an Islamic republic.
1965 - America’s first two-person space mission took place as Gemini 3 blasted off with astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom and John W. Young aboard for a nearly 5-hour flight.
1981 - The Supreme Court ruled that states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teenage girls seek abortions.
1983 - President Ronald Reagan proposed a space-based missile defense system called the Strategic Defense Initiative, commonly referred to as "Star Wars".
1998 - The motion picture "Titanic" won 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards, tying it with "Ben-Hur" for the most ever. (The record was tied again in 2003 by "Lord of the Rings Return of the King")
2001 - Russia's Mir space station ended its 15-year orbit of the Earth, splashing down in the South Pacific.
2003 - A U.S. Army convoy was ambushed in Iraq with 11 soldiers killed and seven captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch.
2008 - A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000.
2010 - President Barack Obama signed the $938 billion Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the most sweeping piece of federal legislation since Medicare was passed in 1965.
2011 - Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor died in Los Angeles at age 79.
2012 - The U.S. Army formally charged Staff Sgt. Robert Bales with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of 17 villagers, more than half of them children, during a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan.
2019 - U.S.-backed forces declared military victory over the Islamic State group in Syria after capturing the last pocket of territory that had been held by the militants.
Birthdays
20 - Amanda Troya (actress)
21 - Olivia Stuck (actress)
27 - Kyra Santoro (model)
28 - Kyrie Irving (basketball player)
28 - Vanessa Morgan (actress)
30 - Gordon Hayward (basketball player)
31 - Ayesha Curry (TV host)
33 - Jessica Marie Garcia (actress)
34 - Ben Rappaport (actor)
37 - Mo Farah (runner)
38 - Nicolas Wright (actor)
39 - Brett Young (country singer)
42 - Nicholle Tom (actress)
42 - Perez Hilton (reality star)
42 - Anastasia Griffith (actress)
44 - Keri Russell (actress)
44 - Michelle Monaghan (actress)
46 - Randall Park (actor)
50 - Melissa Errico (actress/singer)
51 - Kelly Perine (actor)
54 - Marin Hinkle (actress)
55 - Richard Grieco (actor)
56 - Hope Davis (actress)
61 - Catherine Keener (actress)
63 - Amanda Plummer (actress)
67 - Chaka Khan (singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 23
1946 - Oklahoma State defeated North Carolina 43-40 to win the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.
1948 - Kentucky defeats Baylor 58-42 to win the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
1952 - Bill Mosienko (Chicago Black Hawks) scored the fastest hat trick in NHL history. He scored 3 goals in 21 seconds.
1957 - North Carolina defeats Kansas 54-53 in triple overtime to win the NCAA Tournament. Kansas' Wilt Chamberlain was named the tournament's most outstanding player despite not being a member of the championship team.
1963 - Loyola-Chicago defeats Cincinnati 60-58 in overtime to win the NCAA Tournament.
1968 - UCLA defeats North Carolina 78-55 to win a second consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1971 - The NFL's Boston Patriots announced they were changing their name to the New England Patriots.
1972 - Evil Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars.
1991 - The London Monarchs defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy 24-11 in the inaugural game of the World League of American Football (WLAF).
1994 - WrestleMania X was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The main event saw Bret "The Hitman" Hart defeat Yokozuna for the WWF Championship.
1994 - Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings broke Gordie Howe's NHL career scoring record with his 802nd goal.
1995 - Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the first European player to lead the NHL in scoring.
1997 - WrestleMania 13 was held at Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event featured The Undertaker defeating Sycho Sid for the WWF Championship.
2010 - The National Football League changed its overtime rules for playoff games.
1775 - Patrick Henry delivered an address to the Virginia Provincial Convention in which he is said to have declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
1806 - Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, having reached the Pacific coast, began their journey back east from exploring the Louisiana Territory.
1877 - The first Easter Egg roll was held on the White House lawn.
1919 - Benito Mussolini founded his own party in Italy, the Fasci di Combattimento.
1933 - The German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers.
1942 - The first Japanese-Americans evacuated by the U.S. Army during World War II arrived at the internment camp in Manzanar, California.
1956 - Pakistan became an Islamic republic.
1965 - America’s first two-person space mission took place as Gemini 3 blasted off with astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom and John W. Young aboard for a nearly 5-hour flight.
1981 - The Supreme Court ruled that states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teenage girls seek abortions.
1983 - President Ronald Reagan proposed a space-based missile defense system called the Strategic Defense Initiative, commonly referred to as "Star Wars".
1998 - The motion picture "Titanic" won 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards, tying it with "Ben-Hur" for the most ever. (The record was tied again in 2003 by "Lord of the Rings Return of the King")
2001 - Russia's Mir space station ended its 15-year orbit of the Earth, splashing down in the South Pacific.
2003 - A U.S. Army convoy was ambushed in Iraq with 11 soldiers killed and seven captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch.
2008 - A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000.
2010 - President Barack Obama signed the $938 billion Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the most sweeping piece of federal legislation since Medicare was passed in 1965.
2011 - Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor died in Los Angeles at age 79.
2012 - The U.S. Army formally charged Staff Sgt. Robert Bales with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of 17 villagers, more than half of them children, during a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan.
2019 - U.S.-backed forces declared military victory over the Islamic State group in Syria after capturing the last pocket of territory that had been held by the militants.
Birthdays
20 - Amanda Troya (actress)
21 - Olivia Stuck (actress)
27 - Kyra Santoro (model)
28 - Kyrie Irving (basketball player)
28 - Vanessa Morgan (actress)
30 - Gordon Hayward (basketball player)
31 - Ayesha Curry (TV host)
33 - Jessica Marie Garcia (actress)
34 - Ben Rappaport (actor)
37 - Mo Farah (runner)
38 - Nicolas Wright (actor)
39 - Brett Young (country singer)
42 - Nicholle Tom (actress)
42 - Perez Hilton (reality star)
42 - Anastasia Griffith (actress)
44 - Keri Russell (actress)
44 - Michelle Monaghan (actress)
46 - Randall Park (actor)
50 - Melissa Errico (actress/singer)
51 - Kelly Perine (actor)
54 - Marin Hinkle (actress)
55 - Richard Grieco (actor)
56 - Hope Davis (actress)
61 - Catherine Keener (actress)
63 - Amanda Plummer (actress)
67 - Chaka Khan (singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 23
1946 - Oklahoma State defeated North Carolina 43-40 to win the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.
1948 - Kentucky defeats Baylor 58-42 to win the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
1952 - Bill Mosienko (Chicago Black Hawks) scored the fastest hat trick in NHL history. He scored 3 goals in 21 seconds.
1957 - North Carolina defeats Kansas 54-53 in triple overtime to win the NCAA Tournament. Kansas' Wilt Chamberlain was named the tournament's most outstanding player despite not being a member of the championship team.
1963 - Loyola-Chicago defeats Cincinnati 60-58 in overtime to win the NCAA Tournament.
1968 - UCLA defeats North Carolina 78-55 to win a second consecutive NCAA Tournament.
1971 - The NFL's Boston Patriots announced they were changing their name to the New England Patriots.
1972 - Evil Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars.
1991 - The London Monarchs defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy 24-11 in the inaugural game of the World League of American Football (WLAF).
1994 - WrestleMania X was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The main event saw Bret "The Hitman" Hart defeat Yokozuna for the WWF Championship.
1994 - Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings broke Gordie Howe's NHL career scoring record with his 802nd goal.
1995 - Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the first European player to lead the NHL in scoring.
1997 - WrestleMania 13 was held at Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event featured The Undertaker defeating Sycho Sid for the WWF Championship.
2010 - The National Football League changed its overtime rules for playoff games.
