March 21 - The Day in HIstory

March 21 : General Interest 1871 : Stanley begins search for Livingstone On this day in 1871, journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous search through Africa for the missing British explorer Dr. David Livingstone... read more American Revolution 1778 : Massacre at Hancock's Bridge http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massacre-at-hancocks-bridge Automotive 1960 : Formula One champ Ayrton Senna born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/formula-one-champ-ayrton-senna-born Civil War 1863 : Yankee General Edwin V. Sumner dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edwin-v-sumner-dies Cold War 1980 : Carter tells U.S. athletes of Olympic boycott http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-tells-us-athletes-of-olympic-boycott Crime 1963 : Alcatraz closes its doors http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alcatraz-closes-its-doors Disaster 1932 : Series of tornadoes hits Southeast U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/series-of-tornadoes-hits-southeast-us General Interest 1804 : Napoleonic Code approved in France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleonic-code-approved-in-france 1918 : Second Battle of the Somme begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-battle-of-the-somme-begins 1960 : Massacre in Sharpeville http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massacre-in-sharpeville 1965 : Selma to Montgomery march begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/selma-to-montgomery-march-begins Hollywood 1980 : Famous Dallas cliffhanger airs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/famous-dallas-cliffhanger-airs Literary 1678 : Reward offered for identity of pamphlet author http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reward-offered-for-identity-of-pamphlet-author Music 1952 : The Moondog Coronation Ball is history's first rock concert http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-moondog-coronation-ball-is-history39s-first-rock-concert Old West 1882 : "Broncho Billy" Anderson born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/broncho-billy-anderson-born Presidential 1980 : Carter announces Olympic boycott http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-announces-olympic-boycott Sports 1980 : Ronaldinho is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ronaldinho-is-born Vietnam War 1967 : North Vietnam rejects Johnson overture http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnam-rejects-johnson-overture 1972 : Khmer Rouge shell Phnom Penh http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khmer-rouge-shell-phnom-penh World War I 1918 : Germany begins major offensive on the Western Front http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-begins-major-offensive-on-the-western-front World War II 1943 : Another plot to kill Hitler foiled http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/another-plot-to-kill-hitler-foiled

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