2003 - The World Health Organization issued a worldwide health alert for the respiratory illness SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
1972 - Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" film premieres
1965 - Addressing a joint session of Congress, President Lyndon B. Johnson called for new legislation to guarantee every American's right to vote.
1493 - Christopher Columbus returned to Spain, concluding first voyage to Western Hemisphere.
0044 - BC: Julius Caesar stabbed to death by his protege Marcus Brutus
This Day In Business
2010 - Web tracking firm Hitwise announces that Facebook had surpassed Google to be the most visited website in the world during the prior week.
1998 - The movie Titanic becomes the highest grossing film in North American box offices
1820 - Maine is accepted into the U.S. as the 23rd state.
1988 - The Cardinals move to Arizona and keep the same team name (Arizona Cardinals).
March 15th Holiday
World Consumer Rights Day - Celebrates unity among international consumers, where consumer rights are promoted and market abuses are protested.
Today's Birthday Trivia
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Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the March 15 Birthday Horoscope.
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