March 21, 2023
QUOTE
Fifty percent of something is better than than one hundred percent of nothing.
--Chuck Barris
BIRTHDAYS
1904 – Forrest Mars, Sr., Candy maker who created M&M’s and Mars bar
1906 – John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist
1910 – Julio Gallo, Co-founded E & J Gallo Winery
1962 – Matthew Broderick, Actor
IN MEMORY
1943 – Cornelia Fort, Soldier and pilot
1987 – Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer
2005 – Barney Martin, Police officer and actor
2017 – Chuck Barris, Game show host and producer
IN ON THIS DAY
1788 – A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins
1871 – Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
1925 – The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
1928 – Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
1963 – Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (in California) closes.