44 BC Julius Caesar, is stabbed to death by Brutus, Cassius and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March in Rome
1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the New World
1783 In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d’etat never takes place.
1877 – The first cricket test between Australia and England was played in Melbourne. Australia won by 45 runs.
1892 1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (NYC)
1906 Britons Rolls, Royce & Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd
1960 – The first underwater park was established as Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve.
1972 “The Godfather”, based on the book by Mario Puzo, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, premieres in NYC
1985 The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).
1988 NASA reports accelerated breakdown of ozone layer by CFK
2002 – In the U.S., Burger King began selling a veggie burger. The event was billed as the first veggie burger to be sold nationally by a fast food chain.
2004 – Clive Woodall’s novel “One for Sorrow: Two for Joy” was published. Two days later Woodall sold the film rights to Walt Disney Co. for $1 million.
By: Archa Dave
