March 14 : General Interest
1879: Albert Einstein born
On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein is born, the son of a Jewish electrical engineer in Ulm, Germany...
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American Revolution
1776 : Alexander Hamilton is named captain of artillery company
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alexander-hamilton-is-named-captain-of-artillery-company
Automotive
1922 : Mack Truck founder killed in car crash
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mack-truck-founder-killed-in-car-crash
Civil War
1862 : Yankees capture New Bern, North Carolina
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-new-bern-north-carolina
Cold War
1990 : Gorbachev elected president of the Soviet Union
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-elected-president-of-the-soviet-union
Crime
1950 : The FBI debuts 10 Most Wanted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-fbi-debuts-10-most-wanted
Disaster
1980 : Boxing team among casualties in Polish Air crash
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/boxing-team-among-casualties-in-polish-air-crash
General Interest
1964 : Jack Ruby sentenced to death
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-ruby-sentenced-to-death
1991 : Birmingham Six released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birmingham-six-released
Hollywood
1948 : Billy Crystal is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/billy-crystal-is-born
Literary
1887 : Sylvia Beach, bookstore owner and publisher of Ulysses, is bornn
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sylvia-beach-bookstore-owner-and-publisher-of-ulysses-is-born
Music
1958 : The Recording Industry Association of America awards first Gold Record to Perry Como for "Catch A Falling Star"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-recording-industry-association-of-america-awards-first-gold-record-to-perry-como-for-quotcatch-a-falling-starquot
Old West
1919 : Max Brand publishes his first novel
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/max-brand-publishes-his-first-novel
Presidential
1967 : JFK's body moved to permanent gravesite
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfks-body-moved-to-permanent-gravesite
Sports
1997 : President Clinton expresses desire to return to golf course
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-clinton-expresses-desire-to-return-to-golf-course
Vietnam War
1965 : Allies launch second wave of Rolling Thunder
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-launch-second-wave-of-rolling-thunder
1969 : Nixon discusses the possibility of U.S. troop withdrawals
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-discusses-the-possibility-of-us-troop-withdrawals
World War I
1915 : German cruiser Dresden sinks
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-cruiser-dresden-sinks
World War II
1943 : Germans recapture Kharkov
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-recapture-kharkov
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