1980 - US boycott of Moscow Olympics announced by President Jimmy Carter
1965 - Martin Luther King begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
1963 - The last prisoners relocated from Alcatraz
1859 - 1st Zoological Society incorporated in PA
1804 - Code Napoleon - the warlord's own civil code - goes into effect over France
This Day In Business
2006 - Originally called twttr, Jack Dorsey posts the first Twitter message ever - he tweeted - "just setting up my twttr".
1994 - Actor Dudley Moore is arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly hitting his fiance.
1970 - Earth Day, for environmental awareness, first declared in San Francisco
1986 - Sports Illustrated issues a report tying Pete Rose to baseball gambling.
March 21st Holiday
World Poetry Day - Declared by UNESCO, created to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry on an international level.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She began her TV career doing voiceovers for Tyson Chicken commercials. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the March 21 Birthday Horoscope.
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