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1. about 1 hour ago on Ten Cats

   On March 22, 1790 Thomas Jefferson became the first United States Secretary of State.

   American WWII veteran and Academy Award winning actor Karl Malden was born on March 22, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois

   On March 22, 1887 Chico Marx was born in Manhattan, New York

   On March 22, 1963, the Beatles released their first full-length album, “Please Please Me.”

   Physicist Robert Andrews Millikan was born on March 22, 1868, in Morrison, Illinois.

   On March 22, 1941, James Stewart was inducted into the US Army, making him the first major US movie star to don a military uniform during World War II.

   On March 22, 1941, the Grand Coulee Dam first began producing power

   1765 First direct British tax on American colonists, the Stamp Act, is passed by the British Parliament

   1933 First Nazi concentration camp, Dachau, opens as a camp for political prisoners

   1960 1st patent for lasers granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes

   1920 Werner Klemperer, German-American (Judgment at Nuremberg; Hogan’s Heroes – “Col. Klink”), born in Cologne, Germany

   William Shatner 1931 born in Montreal, Quebec

   2233 James T Kirk, science fiction captain of USS Enterprise (Star Trek)

   Reese Witherspoon 1976 born in New Orleans, Louisiana

   1936 Roger Whittaker, Kenyan-British country singer (“The Last Farewell”; “Durham Town”), born in Nairobi, Kenya

2. 1 day ago on The Barn

   we had snow wet heavy snow yesterday and are supposed to get more tonight and possibly a lot Sunday night into Monday, so much for spring

3. 1 day ago on Harley

   feel the burn Harley

4. 1 day ago on The Duplex

   tofu franks-chemically flavored to taste kind of like meat- disgusting

5. 1 day ago on Cattitude — Doggonit

   there are too many people who think that way

6. 1 day ago on Adult Children

   has the trainer been trained? having a title doesn’t mean they know what they are doing

7. 1 day ago on Ten Cats

   On March 21, 1916, a group of mostly American pilots formed the Escadrille Américaine. Later named the Lafayette Escadrille, they flew several high-profile missions that encouraged more Americans to join their ranks.

   On March 21, 1918, Germany launched its Spring Offensive in the hopes of tipping the scales of the war before American troops and supplies could reach the front

   1935 Persia is officially renamed Iran

   1943 Assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler fails

   1963 Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay is closed

   1946 Timothy Dalton [Leggett], Welsh actor (James Bond films, 1986-94), born in Colwyn Bay, Wales

   Matthew Broderick 1962 American actor born in New York City

8. 1 day ago on Diamond Lil

   ’E’s silent- a mute Cockney gent

9. 2 days ago on Ten Cats

   It looks absolutely amazing here. The snow was wet so it clung to everything making the first day of spring look like a winter wonderland. It’s a beautiful morning despite having to shovel

10. 2 days ago on UFO

    long jumps are horizontal, maybe a record for the longest fall