Subject: Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- Mar 10
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 05:00:19 GMT

Interesting things that happened March 10:

Birthdays on this date ...
  In 1824 Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Churchill, Fought at Wilson's Creek, Red River
  In 1892 Arthur Honegger, composer
  In 1922 Pamela Mason (in London, England)
  In 1945 Katherine Houghton
  In 1960 Linda Jezek (in California)
  In 1961 Mitch Gaylord
  In 1964 Prince Edward of England, royalty
  In 1964 Jasmine Guy

Events worth noting ...
  In 1847 First money minted in Hawaii.
  In 1876 The first telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell.
  In 1888 The Salvation Army of England sends group to U.S. to begin
          welfare and religious activity here.
  In 1913 Harriet Tubman Day.
  In 1933 Big earthquake in Long Beach (W.C. Fields was making a movie when
          it struck and the cameras kept running).
  In 1948 First civilian to exceed speed of sound -- H. H. Houver at
          Edwards Air Force Base, CA
  In 1978 Soyuz 28 returns to Earth.

And remember ...
  International Hamburger and Pickle Month
  Red Cross Month
  National Nutrition Month (US)
  Women's History Month
  Beware the Ides of March . . .
 
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