March 23, 2023
QUOTE
Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.
--Joan Crawford
BIRTHDAYS
1904 – Joan Crawford, Film actress
1922 – Marty Allen, Comedian and actor
1944 – Ric Ocasek, Singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
1951 – Ron Jaworski, Football player and sportscaster
IN MEMORY
1964 – Peter Lorre, Actor
2006 – Cindy Walker, Singer-songwriter and dancer
2011 – Elizabeth Taylor, American-British actress, and humanitarian
2021 – George Segal, Actor
IN ON THIS DAY
1775 – Patrick Henry delivers his speech – “Give me liberty, or give me death!.”
1806 – After reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark begin their journey home.
1933 – The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
1983 – President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.