A recap of historical events from March, including the deadliest aviation disaster in history, the beginning of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, and significant moments in entertainment, politics, and social issues. Also includes a look at current news.
The wreckage of the Pan American World Airways 747 aircraft and KLM Boeing 747 jumbo jet lie at the airport in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Monday, March 28, 1977. 583 people died yesterday, after the two planes collided in foggy weather.
On March 27, 1977, in aviation’s deadliest disaster, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747, attempting to take off in heavy fog, crashed into a Pan Am 747 on an airport runway on the Canary Island of Tenerife.In 1794, Congress approved the “Act to provide a Naval Armament” of six armed ships, which provided the foundation of the permanent U.S. Navy.USPS seeks a temporary 8% charge on Priority Mail and other products to offset transportation costsJury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trialIn 1912, in Washington, D.C., first lady Helen Herron Taft and the wife of Japan’s ambassador to the United States, Viscountess Chinda, planted the first two of 3,000 cherry trees given to the U.S. as a gift by the mayor of Tokyo. In 1964, Alaska was hit by a magnitude 9.2 earthquake and tsunamis that together claimed over 130 lives. In 1968, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man to orbit the Earth in 1961, died when his MiG-15 jet crashed during a routine training flight near Moscow; he was 34. In 1973, “The Godfather” won the Academy Award for best picture of 1972, but its star, Marlon Brando, refused to accept his Oscar for best actor and, in what would become one of the Oscars’ most famous moments, sent in his place actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who spoke out about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood. In 1975, construction began on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline; the 800-mile pipeline was completed just over two years later. In 1980, 123 workers died when a North Sea floating oil field platform, the Alexander Kielland, capsized during a storm. In 1990, the U.S. government began broadcasting anti-communist programming to Cuba on TV Marti. Cuba’s authoritarian government immediately began jamming the broadcasts. In 2016, an Easter Sunday bombing attack at a park in Lahore, Pakistan, killed at least 69 people and wounded hundreds more. Authorities said a militant group claimed responsibility and deliberately targeted the Christian community. In 2022, Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony; Smith won the Oscar for best actor just minutes later. In 2023, a former student shot through the doors of the private Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, killing three children and three adults in an elaborately planned mass shooting at the Christian school. Two responding officers shot and killed the 28-year-old attacker.Denver's 97-year-old City Park bandstand 'a total loss' after overnight fireHow to check TSA wait times at DIA and reserve airport security time slotsGov. Jared Polis signs HOME Act, aimed at making it easier for nonprofits to build housingNuggets' Nikola Jokic evaluates his season as 'inconsistent' as MVP hopes fade
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