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- 1996Comedian George Burns dies at age 100
On March 9, 1996, the legendary cigar-chomping performer George Burns dies at his home in Beverly Hills, California, just weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday.View More → - 1989In 1989, the Senate rejected President George H.W. Bush’s nomination of John Tower to be defense secretary by a vote of 53-47. (The next day, Bush tapped Wyoming Rep. Dick Cheney, who went on to win unanimous Senate approval.)In a significant political maneuver that reverberated throughout Washington, the Senate voted on March 7, 1989, to reject President George H.View More →
- 1987In 1987, Chrysler Corp. announced it had agreed to buy the financially ailing American Motors Corp.In a landmark move for the American automotive industry, Chrysler Corporation announced on May 21, 1987, its agreement to acquire the financially troubled American Motors Corporation (AMC).View More →
- 1985First Adopt‑a‑Highway sign goes up
On March 9, 1985, the first-ever Adopt-a-Highway sign is erected on Texas’s Highway 69.View More → - 1979Lawsuit prompts MLB to allow locker room access to female reporters
On March 9, 1979, the 26 Major League Baseball teams are ordered by MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn to allow equal access to all reporters, regardless of sex.View More → - 1970Marines hand over control of I Corps regionThe U.S. Marines turn over control of the five northernmost provinces in South Vietnam to the U.View More →
- 1964In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court, in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, raised the standard for public officials to prove they’d been libeled in their official capacity by news organizations.In a landmark decision on March 30, 1964, the U.View More →
- 1954President Eisenhower criticizes Senator Joseph McCarthy
President Eisenhower writes a letter to his friend, Paul Helms, in which he privately criticizes Senator Joseph McCarthy’s approach to rooting out communists in the federal government.View More → - 1945
- 1942Dutch surrender on JavaDutch forces surrender to the Japanese after two months of fighting.View More →
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