Well, here are a few facts from past years (some of them MANY past years) that happened on this date: March 24. Here goes:
BORN ON THIS DATE:
1874: Magician, Harry Houdini
1905: Dance instructor, Arthur Murray
1906: News correspondent, John Cameron Swayze
1909: Bank robber and close friend of Bonnie Parker, Clyde Barrow
1911: Cartoonist, Joseph Barbera
1914: Actress, Lilli Palmer
1924: Actor, Norman Fell (Three's Company)
1930: Actor, Steve McQueen
1944: Singer, Patti LaBelle
1954: Actor, Robert Carradine
1970: Actress, Lara Flynn Boyle
DIED ON THIS DATE:
1603: Elizabeth I, queen of England
1882: Poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1905: Sci-Fi author, Jules Verne
1964: Actor, Peter Lorre
1984: Actor, Sam Jaffe
OTHER GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPENED:
1868: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company forms
1930: First religious service broadcast in US
1937: National Gallery of Art established by Congress
AND THE ONE FACT WE ALL WANT TO REMEMBER:
1958: Elvis Presley joined the Army!
Thanks to Nicholas Hillard (1585) for the portrait of Elizabeth I
1 comment:
There are so many different portraits of QE 1, i think this one is my favourite though
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