March 19th: A (Not So) Very Important Day

I felt the need to blog today. However, since Scott and I are both sick, and have done nothing worth blogging about, I will blog about March 19th.


Important things to know about March 19th:

March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). There are 287 days remaining.

Births/Deaths:

-1813 - David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer (d. 1873)
-1848 - Wyatt Earp, American policeman and gunfighter (d. 1929)
-1947 - Glenn Close, American actress

-1683 - Thomas Killigrew, English dramatist (b. 1612)
-1943 - Frank Nitti, American gangster (b. 1883)
-2005 - John De Lorean, American automobile engineer (b. 1925)

This day in history...

-1687 - Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.
-1831 - The City Bank of New York becomes the site of the first bank robbery in United States history ($245,000 taken).
-1915 - Pluto is photographed for the first time but was not recognized as a planet.
-1918 - The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time.
-1931 - Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
-1953 - Academy Awards are first televised.
-1987 - Following a scandal involving Jessica Hahn, televangelist Jim Bakker resigns.
-2003 - President Bush begins a US-led military operation in Iraq.

Ah, what a wonderful day March 19th is.
Now aren't you all glad I went out and gathered all of this information for you?
Don't you feel smarter for having read this important and informative blog?
I thought so.