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March 26What happened on 03/26?
1804 - La Purchase divided into Territory of Orleans & Dist of Louisiana.
1827 - Composer Ludwig van Beethoven dies in Vienna.
1878 - Hastings College of Law founded.
1885 - Eastman Film Company manufacturs first commercial motion picture film.
1892 - Poet Walt Whitman dies in Camden, New Jersey.
1937 - Spinach growers of Crystal City, Tx, erect a statue of Popeye.
1951 - U.S. Air Force flag approved.
1953 - Dr. Jonas Salk announces new vaccine to immunize people against polio.
1958 - Army launches US's third successful satellite, Explorer III.
1962 - Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in State Legislatures.
1971 - E Pakistan proclaims independence, taking the name Bangladesh.
1979 - Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt is signed.
1982 - Groundbreaking in Washington DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Birthdays
1874 - Robert Frost, poet.
1911 - Tennessee Williams, Playwright, in Columbus Miss.
1914 - Gen. William Westmoreland
1924 - Bob Elliott, Comedian, of Bob and Ray
1925 - Pierre Boulez, French composer.
1930 - Sandra Day O'Conner, Supreme Court Justice
1931 - Leonard Nimoy, Actor/Director
1934 - Alan Arkin
1939 - James Caan, Actor
1942 - Author Erica Jong New York City
1943 - Bob Woodward, Washington Post reporter
1944 - Diana Ross, Detroit Michigan, the Supremes
1948 - Steve Tyler, Rock singer
1949 - Vicki Lawrence, California, The Carol Burnette show
1950 - Teddy Pendergrass, Singer
-- Anonymous, March 26, 2001