The first 'rock and roll' show takes place. Twitter established. Alcatraz closes. Persia becomes Iran. Germany launches Spring Offensive. Fire breaks out in New Orleans.

Joan Jett hits number 1. John Lennon marries Yoko Ono. Tokyo Subway attack. Republican Party founded. 10 hour fire in Boston.

The war in Iraq begins. Academy Awards televised for the first time. Casino gambling legalized. Daylight Saving Time established. USS Franklin attacked. CSPAN debuts.

Irving Berlin copyrights 'Alexander's Ragtime Band.' Frank Gotti killed. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum robbed. The first spacewalk takes place. Britain repeals stamp act. Tri-state tornado hits.

The Champs hit number 1 with 'Tequila.' Avianca flight 410 crashes. Peaceful anti-Vietnam protest turns to riot. St. Patrick dies. New York holds first St. Patrick's Day Parade.

My Lai massacre takes place. Plane carrying the band and manager of Reba McEntire crashes. Magellan reaches the Phillipines. West Point established. First liquid fueled rocket tested. Nasa launches Gemini 8.

The Godfather opens. Katherine Willey appears on 60 Minutes. Three's Company debuts. Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton. Maine becomes the 23rd state. First blood bank opens.

The RIAA awards it's first gold record. Jack Ruby found guilty. Monty Python and the Holy Grail debuts. Eli Whitney receives patent for cotton gin. 'Gentlemans's Agreement' with Japan. President Harding files first income tax return. Czechoslovakia dissolved. Seoul recaptured.

Clapton leaves The Yardbirds. Dunblane massacre occurs. New College renamed Harvard College. Uranus discovered. Katherine Genovese killed.

Tiger Woods wins his first major. The Great Chicago Flood occurs. Apollo 13 has power supply malfuntion. Jefferson Memorial dedicated. Fort Sumter falls. Thomas Jefferson born.