On this day in history (March 11) :
Lithuania declares independence from Soviet Union after 50 years, 1990
Mikhail Gorbachev, 54, succeeds Chernenko as leader of USSR, 1985
Lawrence Welk born, 1903 ("A one, anna two, anna three.")
Johnny Appleseed Day; anniversary of the death of John Chapman
Robert Treat Paine born, 1737
Vannevar Bush born, 1890
Blizzard of '88 hits NYC, 200 people die in 4 day snowstorm, 1888
This page is generated using the "today" program written by
Ronald Joe Record
(rr@ronrecord.com) in conjunction with the official
UNIX calendar augmented and contributed by
Kam Kashani
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Last modified Saturday, 23-Mar-2002 08:19:28 PST