Birthday March 26, 1773 Nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician & astronomer & author
Birthday March 26, 1850 Edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward)
Birthday March 26, 1858 Jane Delano, nurse & teacher
Birthday March 26, 1859 A.E. Housman, England - poet (Shropshire Lad)
Birthday March 26, 1874 Robert Frost, poet (Mending Wall & Road Not Taken) SF
Birthday March 26, 1899 James B. Connant, Yale pres
Birthday March 26, 1911 Tennessee Williams, (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Columbus Miss
Birthday March 26, 1914 William Westmoreland, army general
Birthday March 26, 1924 Bob Elliott, Comedian (Bob & Ray)
Birthday March 26, 1925 Pierre Boulez, France, composer
Birthday March 26, 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor, 1st woman Supreme Court justice
Birthday March 26, 1930 Gregory Corso, Beat poet (Happy Birthday of Death, Long Live Man)
Birthday March 26, 1931 Leonard Nimoy, (Spock)
Birthday March 26, 1934 Alan Arkin, Actor
Birthday March 26, 1934 Gino Cappelletti, AFL running back
Birthday March 26, 1939 James Caan, Actor (Brian's Song)
Birthday March 26, 1942 Erica Jong, NYC. author (Fear of Flying)
Birthday March 26, 1943 Robert Woodward, reporter (Watergate, CIA crimes)
Birthday March 26, 1944 Diana Ross, (Lady Sings the Blues), Detroit Mich, Supremes
Birthday March 26, 1948 Steve Tyler, Rock singer
Birthday March 26, 1949 Vicki Lawrence, California (Carol Burnette show, Mama's Family)
Birthday March 26, 1950 Teddy Pendergrass, singer
History March 26, 1668 Bombay - India transferred to England
History March 26, 1776 South Carolina approves new constitution
History March 26, 1804 Jefferson presented with a mammoth loaf of bread
History March 26, 1804 Orleans territoy organized in La Purchase
History March 26, 1827 Composer Ludwig van Beethoven dies in Vienna
History March 26, 1832 The steamboat Yellowstone heads for Montana
History March 26, 1845 Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster - precusor of bandaid
History March 26, 1864 McPherson takes over the Army of the Tennessee
History March 26, 1872 Deadly earthquake hits California
History March 26, 1878 Hastings College of Law founded
History March 26, 1885 Eastman Film Company manufactured 1st coml motion picture film
History March 26, 1892 Poet Walt Whitman dies in Camden NJ
History March 26, 1917 First Battle of Gaza
History March 26, 1920 F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel published
History March 26, 1937 Spinach growers of Crystal City - Tx - erect statue of Popeye
History March 26, 1941 Naval warfare gets new weapon
History March 26, 1950 McCarthy charges that Owen Lattimore is a Soviet spy
History March 26, 1951 USAF flag approved
History March 26, 1953 Dr Jonas Salk announces new vaccine against polio
History March 26, 1953 Salk announces polio vaccine
History March 26, 1955 Black music gets whitewashed, as Georgia Gibbs hits the pop charts with The Wallflower (Dance With Me, Henry)
History March 26, 1958 Army launched US's 3rd successful satellite Explorer III
History March 26, 1962 Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state leg
History March 26, 1969 Antiwar demonstration in Washington
History March 26, 1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory made a City Landmark
History March 26, 1971 E Pakistan proclaimed independence taking name Bangladesh
History March 26, 1975 Hue falls to the communists
History March 26, 1979 Camp David peace treaty between Israel & Egypt
History March 26, 1979 Michigan State defeats Indiana State in NCAA championship
History March 26, 1982 Groundbreaking in Wash DC for Vietnam Vet Memorial
History March 26, 1987 Torture chamber uncovered in Philadelphia
History March 26, 1997 Heaven's Gate cult members found dead
History March 26, 2000 American Beauty tops Academy Awards
History March 26, 2008 Ford sells Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata
March 26, 1773 Nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician & astronomer & author
March 26, 1850 Edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward)
March 26, 1858 Jane Delano, nurse & teacher
March 26, 1859 A.E. Housman, England - poet (Shropshire Lad)
March 26, 1874 Robert Frost, poet (Mending Wall & Road Not Taken) SF
March 26, 1899 James B. Connant, Yale pres
March 26, 1911 Tennessee Williams, (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Columbus Miss
March 26, 1914 William Westmoreland, army general
March 26, 1924 Bob Elliott, Comedian (Bob & Ray)
March 26, 1925 Pierre Boulez, France, composer
March 26, 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor, 1st woman Supreme Court justice
March 26, 1930 Gregory Corso, Beat poet (Happy Birthday of Death, Long Live Man)
March 26, 1931 Leonard Nimoy, (Spock)
March 26, 1934 Alan Arkin, Actor
March 26, 1934 Gino Cappelletti, AFL running back
March 26, 1939 James Caan, Actor (Brian's Song)
March 26, 1942 Erica Jong, NYC. author (Fear of Flying)
March 26, 1943 Robert Woodward, reporter (Watergate, CIA crimes)
March 26, 1944 Diana Ross, (Lady Sings the Blues), Detroit Mich, Supremes
March 26, 1948 Steve Tyler, Rock singer
March 26, 1949 Vicki Lawrence, California (Carol Burnette show, Mama's Family)
March 26, 1950 Teddy Pendergrass, singer
March 26, 1668 Bombay - India transferred to England
March 26, 1776 South Carolina approves new constitution
March 26, 1804 Jefferson presented with a mammoth loaf of bread
March 26, 1804 Orleans territoy organized in La Purchase
March 26, 1827 Composer Ludwig van Beethoven dies in Vienna
March 26, 1832 The steamboat Yellowstone heads for Montana
March 26, 1845 Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster - precusor of bandaid
March 26, 1864 McPherson takes over the Army of the Tennessee
March 26, 1872 Deadly earthquake hits California
March 26, 1878 Hastings College of Law founded
March 26, 1885 Eastman Film Company manufactured 1st coml motion picture film
March 26, 1892 Poet Walt Whitman dies in Camden NJ
March 26, 1917 First Battle of Gaza
March 26, 1920 F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel published
March 26, 1937 Spinach growers of Crystal City - Tx - erect statue of Popeye
March 26, 1941 Naval warfare gets new weapon
March 26, 1950 McCarthy charges that Owen Lattimore is a Soviet spy
March 26, 1951 USAF flag approved
March 26, 1953 Dr Jonas Salk announces new vaccine against polio
March 26, 1953 Salk announces polio vaccine
March 26, 1955 Black music gets whitewashed, as Georgia Gibbs hits the pop charts with The Wallflower (Dance With Me, Henry)
March 26, 1958 Army launched US's 3rd successful satellite Explorer III
March 26, 1962 Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state leg
March 26, 1969 Antiwar demonstration in Washington
March 26, 1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory made a City Landmark
March 26, 1971 E Pakistan proclaimed independence taking name Bangladesh
March 26, 1975 Hue falls to the communists
March 26, 1979 Camp David peace treaty between Israel & Egypt
March 26, 1979 Michigan State defeats Indiana State in NCAA championship
March 26, 1982 Groundbreaking in Wash DC for Vietnam Vet Memorial
March 26, 1987 Torture chamber uncovered in Philadelphia
March 26, 1997 Heaven's Gate cult members found dead
March 26, 2000 American Beauty tops Academy Awards
March 26, 2008 Ford sells Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata