Slideshow: Today In History, Mar. 6
Today is Friday, March 6.
Today's Highlight in History:
1836: The Alamo
In 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege.
1933: Franklin D. Roosevelt
In 1933, a national bank holiday declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt aimed at calming panicked depositors went into effect.
1935: Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
In 1935, retired Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., died in Washington two days before his 94th birthday.
1944: World War II
In 1944, U.S. heavy bombers staged the first full-scale American raid on Berlin during World War II.
1967: Svetlana Alliluyeva
In 1967, the daughter of Josef Stalin, Svetlana Alliluyeva, appeared at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and declared her intention to defect to the West.
1983: New Bedford, Massachusetts
In 1983, in a case that drew much notoriety, a woman was gang-raped atop a pool table in a tavern in New Bedford, Massachusetts, called Big Dan's; four men were later convicted of the attack.
1995: "The Jenny Jones Show"
In 1995, "The Jenny Jones Show" taped an episode on same-sex crushes during which Jonathan Schmitz learned his secret admirer was an acquaintance, Scott Amedure; three days later, Schmitz fatally shot Amedure. (Schmitz is serving a 25- to 50-year prison sentence for second-degree murder; the episode was never included in the "Jenny Jones" syndication package, but did air on Court TV.)
2005: Actress Teresa
Ten years ago: Actress Teresa Wright (left) died in New Haven, Connecticut, at age 86.
2005: Giuliana Sgrena
Ten years ago: Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena said American soldiers gave no warning before they opened fire on the car carrying her to the Baghdad airport, killing the Italian agent who'd just won her freedom after a month in captivity. The White House called the shooting a "horrific accident" and restated its promise to investigate fully.
2005: Hans Bethe
Ten years ago: Hans Bethe, the winner of the 1967 Nobel Prize in physics who'd played a central role in the building of the atomic bomb, died in Ithaca, New York, at age 98.
Birthday: Alan Greenspan
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is 89.
Birthday: Amy Pietz
Actress Amy Pietz is 46.
Birthday: Armen Keteyian
Sports correspondent Armen Keteyian is 62.
Birthday: Beanie Sigel
Rapper Beanie Sigel is 41.
Birthday: Bubba Sparxxx
Rapper Bubba Sparxxx is 38.
Birthday: Chris Broderick
Rock musician Chris Broderick (Megadeth) is 45.
Birthday: Chris Tomson
Rock musician Chris Tomson (Vampire Weekend) is 31.
Birthday: Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond
Former Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., is 76.
Birthday: Connie Britton
Actress Connie Britton is 48.
Birthday: D.L. Hughley
Actor D.L. Hughley is 51.
Birthday: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is 71.
Birthday: David Gilmour
Rock singer-musician David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) is 69.
Birthday: John Stossel
Fox News reporter John Stossel is 68.
Birthday: Mary Wilson
Singer Mary Wilson (The Supremes) is 71.
Birthday: Phil Alvin
Rock singer-musician Phil Alvin (left, The Blasters) is 62.
Birthday: Rob Reiner
Actor-director Rob Reiner is 68.
Birthday: Shaquille O'Neal
Former NBA player and College Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal is 43.
Birthday: Stephen Schwartz
Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz is 67.
Birthday: Tom Arnold
Actor Tom Arnold is 56.
Birthday: Tyler, The Creator
Rapper/producer Tyler, the Creator is 24.
Birthday: Valentina Tereshkova
Former Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is 78.
Birthday: William Webster
Former FBI and CIA director William Webster is 91.
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