| History By Day |
| March 11th |
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| About March 11th is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 295 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. March 11th is Johnny Appleseed Day in the United States. Births 1785 - John McLean, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice 1936 - Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court Justice 1965 - Wallace Langham, actor (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) 1965 - Jesse Jackson, Jr., U.S. Congressman 1971 - Johnny Knoxville, actor, comedian, daredevil 1981 - Paul Wall, rapper ("The People's Champ") 1982 - Thora Birch, actress (American Beauty, Ghost World) 1982 - Lindsey McKeon, actress (Guiding Light) Deaths 2007 - Betty Hutton, actress, singer (Incendiary Blonde) Events 1960 - Pioneer 5 is launced by NASA becoming one of the first probes to explore the solar system. 1993 - Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate, and became the first U.S. Attorney General the following day when she is sworn in. |
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