GOOD MORNING - TODAY IS MONDAY, March 31, the 90th day of 2014 with 274 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:29 and sunset is @ 7:08. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Neptune, Saturn & Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Jupiter, & Uranus. ON THIS DAY IN: 1492 - King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued an edict expelling Jews from Spanish soil, except those willing to convert to Christianity. 1836 - The first monthly installment of The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens was published in London. 1880 - The first electric street lights installed by a municipality are turned on in Wabash,Indiana. 1889 - The Eiffel Tower officially opened in Paris. It was designed by French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. 1896 - The first zip fastener was patented in the U.S. by its inventor, Whitcomb Judson. 1916 - U.S. General John Pershing and his army routed Pancho Villas army in Mexico. 1917 - The United States purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million. 1918 - Daylight Saving Time went into effect throughout the United States for the first time. 1923 - The first U.S. dance marathon was held, in New York City. 1933 - Congress authorized the Civilian Conservation Corps, to relieve unemployment. 1940 - La Guardia Airport in New York officially opened to the public. 1949 - Newfoundland became Canadas 10th province. 1954 - The U.S. Air Force Academy was established at Colorado Springs, Colorado. 1959 - The (14th) Dalai Lama reached India after fleeing Chinese suppression in Tibet, was granted political asylum and began his exile. 1968 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson stunned the country by announcing he would not run for another term of office. 1976 - The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that coma patient Karen Anne Quinlan could be disconnected from her respirator. (Quinlan, who remained comatose, died in 1985.) 1995 - Baseball players agreed to end their 232-day strike after a judge granted a preliminary injunction against club owners.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:49:16 +0000
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