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On This Day

March 21

The Spring Equinox

1942 Malta is heavy bombed by Germany

1946 Kenny Washington is signed by the LA Rams he is the first African American signed to the NFL

1961 Cleveland Browns are bought by Art Modell

1961 At the Cavern Club a band name The Beatles play their first show.

1970 The first Earth Day takes place

1982 Annie premieres in theatres

1994 Schindler’s List directed by Steven Spielberg wins the Oscar for best picture.

1985 Rick Hansen inspired by Terry Fox starting from Oakridge Mall in Vancouver starts a wheel chair journey across Canada.

1995 A rest stop in New Jersey on Route 295 is dedicated to Howard Stern

2000 ICE-CUBE releases the album WAR & Peace VOL. 2

2006 Twitter hits the internet

2017 On WWE Smackdown The Usos Jimmy and Jay Beat Chad Gable And Jason Jordan For the tag team titles.

Happy Birthday

1904 Forrest Mars SR created the Mars & M&M candy bars



1922 Russ Meyer Director Faster Pussy Cat Kill Kill



1946 Timothy Dalton actor starred in Wuthering Heights, Flash Gordon, Toy Story series, played James Bond 007 in The Living Daylights, & Licence to Kill.

1950 Roger Hodgson musician in the band Supertramp

1958 Gary Oldman actor in The Space Between Us, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter series, The Fifth Element, JFK, Sid and Nancy & Bram Stoker's Dracula.

1962 Matthew Broderick actor starred in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, She's Having a Baby, & Biloxi Blues.

1962 Rosie O’Donnell actress, TV host

1966 DJ Premier Producer

1969 Ms. Melodie Rapper

1973 Large Professor Rapper

1974 Rhys Darby comedian, actor starred in Flight of The Concords, & What We Do in the Shadows.

1980 Ronaldinho footballer World Cup champ, UEFA Championship, 2 x FIFA player of the year

1997 Kashani Grimmond Youtube Star

1997 Martina Stoessel singer, actress starred in Violetta series, & Patito feo.

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