on this day in History

[Capt Mac Turk]

March 30
In the headlines today:

1998 British auto manufacturer Rolls-Royce is purchased by Germany's BMW for $570 million.

1991 Patricia Bowman accuses William Kennedy Smith, nephew of Senator Edward Kennedy, of rape at the Kennedy estate in Palm Beach, FL.

1996 The funeral for former US senator Edmund Muskie takes place in Bethesda, MD.

1981
US president Ronald Reagan is wounded after being shot by John Hinckley, Jr., outside a Washington, DC, hotel.

1956 Mt. Nameless, an extinct Siberian volcano, erupts.

1967
The Beatles finish overdubs of guitars, bass, tambourine, and vocal tracks for With A Little Help From My Friends, a song that will ultimately appear on their Sergeant Pepper album, at EMI Studios in London.

1945 Russia invades Austria during WWII.

1909 The Queensboro Bridge opens to traffic in New York City.

1870 African-American males are granted the right to vote as the 15th amendment to the US Constitution goes into effect.

1870 Texas is admitted back to the Union following the end of the US Civil War.

1867 The US and Russia reach agreement for the US to purchase the Alaska territory for $7.2 million.

1842 Ether is first used as an anesthetic during surgery by Drs. Crawford and Long of Jefferson, GA.

1840 'Beau' Brummel, English fashion expert, dies.

1822 Florida becomes a US territory.

Born today:
1983 Scott Moffatt - guitarist, singer (The Moffatts)

1968 Celine Dion - singer

1964 Tracy Chapman - singer, songwriter

1957 Paul Reiser - actor

1945 Eric Clapton - guitarist, vocalist (Cream, Yardbirds)

1942 Graeme Edge - drummer (The Moody Blues)

1940 Jerry Lucas - basketball hall of famer

1937 Warren Beatty - actor, director

1930 Peter Marshall - TV game show host

1930 John Astin - actor (The Addams Family)

1929 Richard Dysart - actor

1913 Frankie Laine - singer

1913 Richard Helms - CIA Director (1966-73)