Today in History(14th March 2016)

1879 Albert Einstein born

American Revolution
1776 Alexander Hamilton is named captain of artillery company

Automotive
1922 Mack Truck founder killed in car crash

Civil War
1862 Battle of New Bern, North Carolina

Cold War
1990 Gorbachev elected president of the Soviet Union

Crime
1950 The FBI debuts 10 Most Wanted

Disaster
1980 Boxing team among casualties in Polish Air crash

General Interest
1964 Jack Ruby sentenced to death
1991 Birmingham Six released

Hollywood
1948 Billy Crystal is born

Literary
1887 Sylvia Beach, bookstore owner and publisher of Ulysses, is born

Music
1958 The Recording Industry Association of America awards first Gold Record to Perry Como for “Catch A Falling Star”

Old West
1919 Max Brand publishes his first novel

Presidential
1967 JFK’s body moved to permanent gravesite

Sports
1997 President Clinton expresses desire to return to golf course

Vietnam War
1965 Allies launch second wave of Rolling Thunder
1969 Nixon discusses the possibility of U.S. troop withdrawals

World War I
1915 German cruiser Dresden sinks

World War II
1943 Germans recapture Kharkov