What Happened On Mar 26

What Happened On Mar 26 Timeline

1676 Mar 26 The 'Nine Men's Misery' Incident
On March 26, 1676 during King Philip's War, Captain Michael Pierce led approximately 60 Plymouth Colony colonial troops and 20 Wampanoag Christian Indians in pursuit of Narragansett India...
1830 Mar 26 Book Of Mormon Is Published
In late March of 1830, the first copies of the Book of Mormon were published, and the first official missionary work began, as Joseph Smith instructed his brother, Samuel Harrison Smith, ...
1862 Mar 26
to 1862 Mar 28
 Battle of Glorieta Pass
Other Names: La Glorieta Pass Location: Santa Fe County and San Miguel County Campaign: Sibley’s New Mexico Campaign (1862) Date(s): March 26-28, 1862 Principal Commanders: Ma...
1874 Mar 26 Conde Nast Is Born
On March 26, 1874, publisher Condé Nast was born. A successful advertising executive for Collier's, he introduced the concept of "class publications" or "lifestyle magazines." While other...
1908 Mar 26 Louis Chauvin Dies
Louis Chauvin (March 13, 1881 — March 26, 1908, aged 27) was an African American ragtime musician. Born in St. Louis, Missouri of a Mexican Spanish-Indian father and an African America...
1914 Mar 26 "Cruel, Cruel Love" (film) is Released
Cruel, Cruel Love is a 1914 American comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin. This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different f...
1915 Mar 26 Vancouver Millionaires win Stanley Cup
The 1915 Stanley Cup Final was played from 1915-03-22 to 1915-03-26. The Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires swept the National Hockey Association (NHA...
1916 Mar 26
to 1916 Jun 3
 Battle of Col di Lana Mountain and the Battle in the Adige
Italian Army, 500,000 General Caclorna General Pecori-Giraldi Duke of Aosta Austrian Army, 600,000 Archduke Charles of Austria Field Marshal von Hoetzendorff General DankI Gener...
1917 Mar 26 First Battle Of Gaza
The First Battle of Gaza was a World War I battle on the southern border of Palestine. After eight months of painstaking advances, British Empire forces had succeeded in driving the Turki...
1917 Mar 26 Seattle Metropolitans win Stanley Cup
The 1917 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans and the National Hockey Association (NHA) champion Montreal Canadien...
1917 Mar 26
to 1917 Apr 6
 US Mobilizes Navy for the War and Seizes 109 German Ships in US Ports
President Wilson had not waited until the actual Declaration of War before setting Uncle Sam's house in order for the inevitable conflict. On March 26, 1917, the President had issued an o...
1943 Mar 26 "The More The Merrier" Is Released
The More the Merrier is a 1943 comedy film made by Columbia Pictures which makes fun of the housing shortage during World War II, especially in Washington, D.C.. It stars Jean Arthur, Joe...
1945 Mar 26 U.S. Marines Secure Iwo Jima
Of the 22,786 Japanese soldiers entrenched on the island, 21,570 died either from fighting or by ritual suicide. Only 216 were captured during the battle. The Allied forces suffered 26,03...
1946 Mar 26 Oklahoma A&M Beats North Carolina in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
The 1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. ...
1949 Mar 26 Kentucky Beats Oklahoma A&M in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
The 1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. ...
1952 Mar 26 Kansas Beats St. John's in Final Four
The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1954 Mar 26 Ronald Reagan Appears in "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" - Season 3, Episode 30: The Edge of Battle
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is a weekly anthology television series telecast Friday nights on CBS from 1951 until 1959. The series presented both comedies and drama. The series was sponsor...
1958 Mar 26 30th Academy Awards
The 30th Academy Awards was the first time the entire ceremony was broadcast live. The Oscar for Writing Based on Material From Another Medium was awarded to Pierre Boulle for The Brid...
1964 Mar 26 Malcolm X meets with Martin Luther King Jr.
After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the Organization of Afro-American Unity, a secular group that advocated black natio...
1972 Mar 26 "Just Another Band from L.A." by The Mothers Is Released
Just Another Band from L.A. is a live album by The Mothers, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). It was recorded live in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA. A full version was later r...
1973 Mar 26 UCLA Beats Memphis State in Final Four
The 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA University Division (the prede...
1979 Mar 26 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship: Magic Johnson of Michigan State defeats Larry Bird of Indiana State
Last Monday night, in the championship game, Michigan State confirmed a notion that had been gaining credence as the NCAA tournament progressed and State rolled to one easy win after anot...
1979 Mar 26 Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty signed
"The treaty demonstrated that Middle East leaders, and not just foreign powers, have the power to transform regional politics." —Kenneth Stein, professor at Emory University and a long-time aid to Jimmy Carter
1979 Mar 26 Michigan State Beats Indiana State in Final Four
The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1980 Mar 26 Van Halen Releases "Women and Children First"
Women and Children First is the third album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1980. It basically continues the trends laid out on the first two albums, relying on the voca...
1990 Mar 26 62nd Academy Awards
The 62nd Academy Awards were presented March 26, 1990 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The show was not only hosted in Hollywood, California, but it was also co-hosted in fi...
1995 Mar 26 Eazy-E Dies
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1963 – March 26, 1995), better known by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and record executive from Compton, California. Widely regar...
1996 Mar 26 Jay-Z releases "Ain't No Nigga" single
"Ain't No Nigga" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z's debut album Reasonable Doubt. It features a long verse of promiscuous rapping from a then 17-year old Foxy Brown. The song's beat...
1999 Mar 26 Doug's 1st Movie is released
Doug's 1st Movie is a 1999 American animated film based on the television series Disney's Doug. The film was produced by Jumbo Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures, and released by Buena Vis...
2000 Mar 26 72nd Academy Awards
The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony (also known as Oscars 2000) took place at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, and was Billy Crystal's seventh time hosting the Awards. The ceremony attracted ...
2003 Mar 26 Chappelle's Show - Season 1 Ep. 10
History's Greatest Wars, R. Kelly's "Piss On You" music videos, Ask a Black Dude, Real Movies (Deep Impact)
2003 Mar 26 South Park Episode 702 - "Krazy Kripples"
When Christopher Reeve comes to town, Jimmy becomes offended because everyone pays attention to him. Timmy and Jimmy decide to start a gang called the "Crips" allowing only people who are...
2006 Mar 26 Yacht Rock Episode 8
J. D. Ryznar and Hunter D. Stair devised the series after noticing the incestuous recording careers of such bands as Steely Dan, Toto, and The Doobie Brothers and the singer-songwriters K...
2007 Mar 26 Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, pleads guilty to terrorist activity
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, March 26 -- Australian David M. Hicks pleaded guilty to one charge of material support for terrorism during a brief military hearing Monday night, becoming the first...
2007 Mar 26 Jay-Z releases "Hollywood" single
"Hollywood" was planned to be the fourth single from rapper Jay-Z's ninth studio album, Kingdom Come. The song features Jay-Z's wife, R&B singer Beyoncé. With an original release date of ...
2007 Mar 26 The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles released
The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles is the first official expansion pack for the computer role-playing game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Announced on January 18. 2007, the expansion ...
2008 Mar 26 South Park Episode 1203 - "Major Boobage"
2009 Mar 26 4th Annual Dover Town Library Spelling Bee
“Gnorimoschema” is not exactly a word in everyday use — in fact, it doesn’t even own a place in most online dictionaries. But the utter obscurity of the word (apparently, it’s a moth genu...