March 1st in History
March 1st in History
- 1780: Pennsylvania becomes the first American state to abolish slavery
- 1932: The baby son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped
- 1954: First American hydrogen bomb test on the island of Bikini
- 1966: First ever (crash) landing on Venus took place by the soviet probe Venus 3
- 1978: Coffin of Charles Chaplin stolen, only months after being buried
March 1st birthdays
- 1810: Frederic Chopin, Polish composer
- 1902: Langston Hughes, American poet
- 1904: Glenn Miller, American bandleader
- 1910: David Niven, Scottish actor
- 1927: Harry Belafonte, American singer
- 1954: Ron Howard, American director
