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On This Day In History for March 18, 2020
This is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 288 days remaining in 2020.
- It was on this date in 1850, that American Express was founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.
- It was 146 years ago today, that Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
- It was also this date in 1892 that Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; it was later named after him as the Stanley Cup.
- March 18, 1965, Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space.
- It was on this date in 1968, that the U.S. Congress repealed the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
- A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people on this date in 1980.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
- French mathematician and astronomer, Philippe de La Hire, born on this date in 1640.
- Christian Goldbach, Prussian-German mathematician and academic was born on that same date in 1690.
- Grover Cleveland, the American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States was born 183 years ago today.
- Born March 18, 1848, American architect and engineer Nathanael Greene Herreshoff.
- German engineer, who invented the Diesel engine, Rudolf Diesel was born 162 years ago today.
- Agnes Sime Baxter, Canadian mathematician was born on that same date in 1870.
- American physicist and engineer, Thomas Townsend Brown was born 115 years ago today.
- American businessman, co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery, Ernest Gallo, born on this date in 1909.
- Born March 18, 1926, American actor and director Peter Graves.
- American journalist and actor, George Plimpton, born on this date in 1927.
- James J. Andrews, American mathematician and academic was born on that same date in 1930.
- Danish mathematician and statistician, Ole Barndorff-Nielsen is 85 today.
- American singer-songwriter, Wilson Pickett, born on this date in 1941.
- Also born on that same date in 1944, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic, Dick Smith.
- American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Ben and Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, born on this date in 1951.
- Swedish physicist and astronaut, Christer Fuglesang is 63 today.
- American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer, Irene Cara, born on this date in 1962.
Listener birthday calendar
- 18 – Gregory Lemon @ GregoryLemon.com
- 19 – JT Shea of The Gigcast and JT Ukes at 40
- 19 – Michael R. Mennenga
- 21 – “Krazy Joe” Fiore, MegaPodTasticand Honey, You’ve *GOT* to See This!
- 23 – Steve Riekeberg a.k.a. MissingIntellect of Geek Cred
- 23 – Richard Parkman
- 25 – Nicholas St Gabriel
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 18, 2020.
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News
- NASA and private sector have big plans for space travel
- We’re not saying Earth is doomed… but 139 minor planets were spotted at the outer reaches of our Solar System. Just an FYI, that’s all • The Register
- Internet Providers Won’t Cut Off Users Over Unpaid Bills for 60 Days – The New York Times
- U.S. internet well-equipped to handle work from home surge, experts say
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