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From: Mary Minnich< >
Subject: [FOLKLORE-L] Today in History - March 2nd.
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 06:41:04 -0500


Today is Tuesday, March second, the 61st day of 1999.
There are 304 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
One hundred years ago, on March second, 1899, Mount Rainier National Park in
Washington state was established.

On this date:
In 1793, the first president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, was born
near Lexington, Virginia.

In 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico.

In 1877, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876
presidential election over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had
won the popular vote.

In 1897, President Cleveland vetoed legislation that would have required a
literacy test for immigrants.

In 1899, President McKinley signed a measure creating the rank of'Admiral of
the Navy for Admiral George Dewey.

In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship.

In 1923, Time magazine made its debut.

In 1933, the motion picture "King Kong," starring Fay Wray, had its world
premiere in New York.

In 1939, Roman Catholic Cardinal Eugenio Paclli (puh-CHEL'-ee) was elected
Pope; he took the name Pius the Twelfth.

In 1939, the Massachusetts legislature voted to ratify the Bill of Rights,
147 years after the first ten amendments to the US Constitution had gone
into effect.

In 1949, an American B-50 Superfortress, the Lucky Lady Two, landed at Fort
Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop round-the-world flight.

In 1985, the government approved a screening test for AIDS that detected
antibodies to the virus, allowing possibly contaminated blood to be excluded
from the blood supply.

Ten years ago: Representatives from the 12 European Community nations agreed
to ban all production of CFC's (chloro-fluorocarbons) by the end of this
century.

Five years ago: The government of Mexico and Indian rebels reached a
tentative accord on most insurgent demands for the ending the rebellion,
including sweeping political reforms.

One year ago: The UN Security Council unanimously endorsed Secretary-General
Kofi Annan's deal to open Iraq's presidential palaces to arms inspectors.

Today's Birthdays:
Actress Jennifer Jones is 80.
Bluegrass singer-musician Doc Watson is 76.
Actor John Cullum is 69.
Former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev is 68.
Author Tom Wolfe is 68.
Actor Jon Fnnch is 58.
Author John Irving is 57.
Singer Lou Reed is 57.
Singer Eddie Money is 50.
Actress Cassie Yates is 48.
Actress Laraine Newman is 47.
Senator Russell Feingold (Democrat, Wisconsin) is 46.
Singer Jay Osmond is 44.
Pop musician John Cowsill (The Cowsills) is 43.
Tennis player Kevin Curren is 41.
Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi is 37.
Actress Heather McComb is 22.

Thought for Today:

"Nothing ever really sets human nature free, but self-control."
-- Phyllis Bottome, English writer (1884-1963).

(Copyright 1999 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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