Thursday, March 22, 2012

History Lesson


81 William Shatner /Captain James T. Kirk on TV's Star Trek, also TV's TJ Hooker, The Practice
65 James Patterson /bestselling author
64 Wolf Blitzer /TV news anchor
64 Andrew Lloyd Webber /composer, Cats, Phantom Of the Opera, Evita
36 Reese Witherspoon /actress, Legally Blonde movies, Walk the Line
35 John Otto /drums, Limp Bizkit

1765 - The Stamp Act was passed. It was the first direct British tax on the American colonists. It was repealed on March 17th, 1766.

1790 - Thomas Jefferson became the first U.S. Secretary of State.

1882 - Congress outlawed polygamy.

1894 - The first Stanley Cup game in history was played. Montreal defeated Ottawa, 3-1.

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