March 21, 1980
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
- 2022: China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people.
- 2019: A major explosion at a chemical plant in Yancheng, China, killed 78 people and injured 640 others.
- 2006: A man smashed the statue of Phra Phrom at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, with a hammer, and was subsequently beaten to death by bystanders.
- 2006: Jack Dorsey sent the first message on the social-media network Twitter.
2019
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- 51°F
- Low
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- Humidity
- 95%
- Wind
- 42 km/h
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Shining
Braindead
Cannibal Holocaust
The Empire Strikes Back
Airplane!
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1980
The world on the day you were born