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Monday, 23 March 2026

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2 Births
5 Events
7 Total entries

★ Born on this day 2 entries

1912
Werner von Braun, rocketeer.
US Arts & Culture 114 yrs ago
1931
William Shatter, actor, captain.
US Arts & Culture 95 yrs ago

► Events on this day 5 entries

1775
Patrick Henry asks for Liberty or Death.
US 251 yrs ago
1901
Dame Nellie Melba, Australian Opera Singer, reveals secret of her now famous toast.
AU Arts & Culture 125 yrs ago
1912
The Dixie Cup is invented.
US Science & Technology 114 yrs ago
1929
First telephone installed in the White House.
US 97 yrs ago
1965
Gemini 3 launched, first US 2-man space flight.
US Space & Astronomy 61 yrs ago