Today in History
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1895 Enrico Caruso makes his stage debut
The Italian tenor is arguably the most famous opera singer of all time.
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1917 The last emperor of Russia abdicates
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated following the February Revolution. He was later executed togeth
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1972 Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather is premiered
The gangster movie based on Mario Puzo's novel is one of the most popular films of all time.
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1985 The world's first internet domain name is registered
symbolics.com was registered by the Symbolics Computer Corporation of Massachusetts. There are over
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1990 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes President of the Soviet Union
His economic and political reforms, as well as his advocacy of free speech, strengthened pro-democra
Births On This Day,
March, 15
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1979 Kevin Youkilis
American baseball player
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1975 Eva Longoria
American actress, producer
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1947 Ry Cooder
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
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1907 Zarah Leander
Swedish actress, singer
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1638 Shunzhi Emperor
of China
Deaths On This Day,
March, 15
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2008 Mikey Dread
Jamaican singer-songwriter, producer
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2001 Ann Sothern
American actress
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1983 Rebecca West
English journalist, author
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1938 Nikolai Bukharin
Russian politician
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1937 H. P. Lovecraft
American writer
