March 14 in Pop Culture History |
| March 14th is… Ask a Question Day Celebrate Scientists Day Children’s Craft Day Crowdfunding Day Genius Day Learn About Butterflies Day Moth-er Day National Pi Day Potato Chip Day Steak Day National Write Down Your Story Day |
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44 BC – Casca and Cassius decided that Mark Antony should stay alive during the Caesar assassination the next day. 1794 – Eli Whitney was issued a US Patent (#X0072) for his cotton gin. 1839 – Sir John Herschel referred to ‘photography’- his new word – in a lecture to the Royal Society 1899 – Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was issued a US Patent (#621,195) for the invention of his “Navigable Balloon,” the rigid airship known as the Zeppelin. 1900 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard. No country uses it today. 1936 – The first all-sound film version of Show Boat opened at Radio City Music Hall. 1947 – The US signed a 99-year lease on naval bases in the Philippines. 1950 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation instituted the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list (List) 1951 -UPI photographer Arthur Sasse asked Albert Einstein to smile, but instead, he stuck his tongue out, hence we have the famous photo. 1975 – Same Time, Next Year (Broadway Play) Opened on March 14, 1975 and closed on September 3, 1978 1987 – #1 Hit March 14, 1987 – March 20, 1987: Huey Lewis and the News – Jacob’s Ladder 1998 – #1 Hit March 14, 1998 – April 3, 1998: Will Smith – Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It 2011 – Aflac Insurance fired Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of the Aflac Spokesduck, for an offensive online tweet about the Japan earthquake. |
