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On This Day: March 9

Updated March 9, 2012, 1:28 PM

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On March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va.

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On March 9, 1934, Yury Gagarin, the world's first man in space, was born. Following his death on March 27, 1968, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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1796	Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais.
1862	The ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va., during the Civil War.
1916	Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, N.M., killing more than a dozen people.
1945	U.S. B-29 bombers launched incendiary bomb attacks against Japan during World War II, causing widespread devastation.
1954	CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's anti-Communism campaign on "See It Now."
1959	Mattel's Barbie doll made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
1981	Dan Rather made his debut as principal anchorman of "The CBS Evening News;" he signed off for the last time on the same date in 2005.
1992	Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin died at age 78.
1996	Comedian George Burns died at age 100.
1997	Gangsta rapper The Notorious B.I.G. was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at age 24.
2007	Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller acknowledged the FBI improperly used the Patriot Act to secretly pry out personal information about Americans.
2009	President Barack Obama lifted limits on using federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research that President George W. Bush had put in place.
2011	Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in his state and commuting the sentences of all remaining death row inmates.

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Actress Juliette Binoche turns 48 years old today.

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Actress Brittany Snow ("American Dreams") turns 26 years old today.

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1934	Joyce Van Patten, Actress, turns 78
1936	Mickey Gilley, Country singer, turns 76
1936	Marty Ingels, Actor, comedian, turns 76
1943	Charles Gibson, Broadcast journalist, turns 69
1945	Robin Trower, Rock musician (Procol Harum), turns 67
1951	Michael Kinsley, Broadcast journalist, turns 61
1960	Linda Fiorentino, Actress, turns 52
1971	Emmanuel Lewis, Actor ("Webster"), turns 41
1980	Chingy, Rapper, turns 32
1987	Bow Wow, Rapper, turns 25

Historic Birthdays

Yuri Gagarin3/9/1934 - 3/27/1968Russian cosmonaut, first space traveler.Go to obituary »

42	Modest Mussorgsky 3/9/1839 O.S. - 3/16/1881 O.S. Russian composer who wrote "Boris Godunov"
71	Eddie Foy 3/9/1856 - 2/16/1928 American vaudevillian comedian
84	Gustav Stickley 3/9/1858 - 4/21/1942 American designer and maker of Mission furniture
70	Ernest Bevin 3/9/1881 - 4/14/1951 English statesman and trade unionist
93	Tamara Karsavina 3/9/1885 - 5/26/1978 Russian-English ballerina
75	Robert Eichelberger 3/9/1886 - 9/26/1961 American general during World War II
70	Vita Sackville-West 3/9/1892 - 6/2/1962 English novelist and poet
76	Edward Durell Stone 3/9/1902 - 8/6/1978 American architect
81	Rex Warner 3/9/1905 - 6/24/1986 English novelist, poet and critic
70	Samuel Barber 3/9/1910 - 1/23/1981 American composer

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On This Day: March 5

Updated March 4, 2012, 1:28 PM

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On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.

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On March 5, 1908, Sir Rex Harrison, the Academy Award-winning English stage and film actor, was born. Following his death on June 2, 1990, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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1770	The Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers, taunted by a crowd of colonists, opened fire, killing five people.
1867	An abortive Fenian uprising against English rule took place in Ireland.
1933	The Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote in German parliamentary elections, enabling it to join with the Nationalists to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag.
1953	Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73 after nearly three decades in power.
1963	Country music singer Patsy Cline died in a plane crash near Camden, Tenn., at age 30.
1970	The nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect.
1982	Comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose at age 33.
2001	Vice President Dick Cheney underwent an angioplasty for a partially blocked artery.
2004	Martha Stewart was convicted of obstructing justice and lying to the government about why she'd unloaded her Imclone Systems Inc. stock just before the price plummeted.

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Actress Eva Mendes turns 37 years old today.

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Actor Kevin Connolly ("Entourage") turns 38 years old today.

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1922	James Noble, Actor, turns 90
1936	Dean Stockwell, Actor, turns 76
1937	Denny Crum, Hall of Fame basketball coach, turns 75
1948	Eddy Grant, Rock singer, turns 64
1954	Marsha Warfield, Actress, comedian, turns 58
1955	Penn Jillette, Magician, comedian (Penn and Teller), turns 57
1975	Niki Taylor, Model, turns 37
1976	Paul Konerko, Baseball player, turns 36

Historic Birthdays

Sir Rex Harrison3/5/1908 - 6/2/1990English stage and film actor.Go to obituary »

82	Gerardus Mercator 3/5/1512 - 12/2/1594 Flemish cartographer
75	Jan van der Heyden 3/5/1637 - 3/28/1712 Dutch painter of cityscapes
74	Giovanni Tiepolo 3/5/1696 - 3/27/1770 Italian painter
80	Lady Augusta Gregory 3/5/1852 - 5/22/1932 Irish writer and playwright
58	Howard Pyle 3/5/1853 - 11/9/1911 American illustrator, painter, and author
83	Michael von Faulhaber 3/5/1869 - 6/12/1952 German cardinal and archbishop of Munich
47	Rosa Luxemburg 3/5/1871 - 1/15/1919 German revolutionary and agitator
72	Arthur Schendel 3/5/1874 - 9/11/1946 Dutch novelist and short-story writer
86	Edouard Belin 3/5/1876 - 3/4/1963 French engineer and inventor
72	Heitor Villa-Lobos 3/5/1887 - 11/17/1959 Brazilian musician and composer

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On This Day: February 25

Updated February 24, 2012, 1:28 PM

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On Feb. 25, 1870, Hiram R. Revels, R-Miss., became the first black member of the United States Senate as he was sworn in to serve out the unexpired term of Jefferson Davis.

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On Feb. 25, 1888, John Foster Dulles, the American Secretary of State from 1953-1959, was born. Following his death on May 24, 1959, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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1570	Pope Pius V excommunicated England's Queen Elizabeth I.
1836	Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver.
1870	Hiram Revels, a Mississippi Republican, was sworn in as the first black member of the U.S. Senate.
1901	United States Steel Corp. was incorporated by J.P. Morgan.
1913	The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving Congress the power to levy and collect income taxes, was declared in effect.
1943	Beatles guitarist George Harrison was born in Liverpool, England.
1950	"Your Show of Shows" debuted on NBC.
1956	Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev harshly criticized the late Josef Stalin in a speech before a Communist Party congress in Moscow.
1964	Cassius Clay (who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali) became the world heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Sonny Liston in Miami Beach.
1986	President Ferdinand E. Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule in the wake of a tainted election. Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency.
1990	Nicaraguans voted in an election that led to victory for opponents of the ruling Sandinistas.
1991	An Iraqi Scud missile hit a U.S. barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 28 Americans during the Persian Gulf War.
1999	A jury in Jasper, Texas, sentenced white supremacist John William King to death for the dragging death of James Byrd Jr., an African-American man.

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Actress Rashida Jones ("Parks and Recreation," "The Office") turns 36 years old today.

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Comedian Chelsea Handler turns 37 years old today.

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1919	Monte Irvin, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 93
1937	Bob Schieffer, Broadcast journalist, turns 75
1942	Karen Grassle, Actress ("Little House on the Prairie"), turns 70
1949	Jack Handey, Author, former TV writer ("Saturday Night Live"), turns 63
1958	Jeff Fisher, Football coach, turns 54
1965	Veronica Webb, Actress, turns 47
1966	Alexis Denisof, Actor ("Angel"), turns 46
1966	Tea Leoni, Actress, turns 46
1967	Carrot Top, Comedian, turns 45
1971	Sean Astin, Actor ("Lord of the Rings" movies), turns 41
1973	Julio Iglesias Jr., Singer, turns 39

Historic Birthdays

John Foster Dulles2/25/1888 - 5/24/1959American Secretary Of State (1953-59).Go to obituary »

75	Johann Philipp Krieger 2/25/1649 - 2/7/1725 German composer
85	Carlo Goldoni 2/25/1707 - 2/6/1793 Italian dramatist
78	Pierre-Auguste Renoir 2/25/1841 - 12/3/1919 French painter
86	Benedetto Croce 2/25/1866 - 11/20/1952 Italian historian, humanist, and philosopher
48	Enrico Caruso 2/25/1873 - 8/2/1921 Italian operatic tenor
96	Vyacheslav M. Molotov 2/25/1890 - 11/8/1986 Russian statesman and foreign minister
75	Dame Myra Hess 2/25/1890 - 11/25/1965 English pianist
79	Marcel Paul Pagnol 2/25/1895 - 4/18/1974 French writer and film producer/director
76	Anthony Burgess 2/25/1917 - 11/22/1993 English novelist and critic
78	Barney Ewell 2/25/1918 - 4/4/1996 American Olympic sprinter