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- 2021Deb Haaland sworn in as first Indigenous cabinet secretary
Deb Haaland is sworn in as Secretary of the Interior.View More → - 2005In 2005, former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers was convicted in New York of engineering the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history. (He was later sentenced to 25 years in prison.)In a landmark moment for corporate accountability, former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers was convicted in 2005 of orchestrating one of the most significant corporate frauds in American history.View More →
- 1977In 1977, the situation comedy “Three’s Company,” starring John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers, premiered on ABC-TV.In the vibrant landscape of American television, 1977 marked the debut of "Three's Company," a situation comedy that would become a cultural phenomenon and a staple of the late-night viewing experience.View More →
- 1972In 1972, “The Godfather,” Francis Ford Coppola’s epic gangster movie based on the Mario Puzo novel and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, premiered in New York.On March 15, 1972, Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" premiered in New York City, marking a pivotal moment in cinematic history.View More →
- 1968Construction begins on America’s highest vehicle tunnel
On March 15, 1968, construction starts on the north tunnel of the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnel on Interstate 70 in Colorado, some 60 miles west of Denver.View More → - 1965In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson, addressing a joint session of Congress, called for new legislation to guarantee every American’s right to vote; the result was passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B.View More →
- 1917Czar Nicholas II abdicates Russian throne
During the February Revolution, Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia since 1894, is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents, and a provincial government is installed in his place.View More → - 1901Van Gogh paintings shown in first retrospective exhibit
On March 15, 1901, paintings by the late Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh are shown at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery in Paris in what was the artist’s first retrospective exhibit.View More → - 1889Nature Blows Gunboat Diplomacy Out of the Water
The world's superpowers were prepared to use the power of their warships to control the Samoan Islands in the 1880s. But nature had other ideas.View More → - 1820Maine enters the UnionAs part of the Missouri Compromise between the North and the South, Maine is admitted into the Union as the 23rd state.View More →
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