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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It was on this date in 1968, that the U.S. Congress repealed the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.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.
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