This Day In History

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March 6th

1834
The city of Toronto was incorporated.

1836
The Alamo fell to Mexican forces.

1836
American frontiersman Davy Crockett died at age 49.

1857
The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens.

1930
Clarence Birdseye started to sell prepackaged frozen food for the first time, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1981
Walter Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," retired from the CBS Evening News and was replaced by Dan Rather.

1988
The first episode of "In the Heat of the Night" aired.

1992
The last episode of "The Cosby Show" aired. The show had been on since September of 1984.

2006
Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett died at age 45.

Birthdays
86 Ed McMahon TV personality ("The Tonight Show," "Star Search")
83 Alan Greenspan Former Federal Reserve chairman
65 Mary Wilson Singer (The Supremes)
63 David Gilmour Rock musician (Pink Floyd)
62 Rob Reiner Actor, director ("All in the Family")
50 Tom Arnold Actor
45 Madonna Wayne Gacy Rock musician (Marilyn Manson)
45 D.L. Hughley Actor ("The Hughleys")
44 Ron1YY Cigar Asylum Inmate
41 Connie Britton Actress ("Friday Night Lights")
41 Moira Kelly Actress ("One Tree Hill")
37 Shaquille O'Neal Basketball player
22 Prefy Cigar Asylum Inmate

88 Michelangelo 3/6/1475 - 2/18/1564 Italian sculptor, painter and architect
55 Elizabeth Barrett Browning 3/6/1806 - 6/29/1861 English poet
75 Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove 3/6/1900 - 5/22/1975 Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher.
52 Lou Costello 3/6/1906 - 3/3/1959 American actor and comedian best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott.
61 Willie Stargell 3/6/1940 - 4/9/2001 Baseball Hall of Famer for the Pittsburgh Pirates.