History Blog

March 19

Happy Birthday RIP Eleanor “Betty” Compson(1897–1974) Fred Berry (1951–2003) ; Ursula Andress–82 Ruth Pointer–72 Glenn Close–71 Harvey Weinstein – 66 Walter Bruce Willis–63 ; 1918 – The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. ; 1931 – Nevada legalized gambling ; 1953 – The Academy Awards was televised for first time from NBC International Theater in NYC ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOtp4dli7-4 )