any historical events funny or otherwise have always entertained me so please post all you know
on this day in 1979 mr ed the famous talking horse from the popular american show of the same name carked it.
on this day in 1991-the first gulf war ended.saddam hussein pulled iraqi troops out of kuwait and george bush snr told a relieved congress there was peace in the gulf
In 1970 on this day Led Zeppelin performed a concert in Copenhagen under the name of 'The NOBS'* because of the threat of legal action from Eva Von Zeppelin, of the airship family.
* in honour of Claude Nobs the boss of the Montreux Jazz Festival.
born on this day-nik kershaw-1st march 1958.happy birthday nik.
1966-russias venusIII probe launched on nov 16th lands on venus making it the first craft to land on another planet
1498-mozambique was discovered by vasco de gama
birthdays on this day 2nd march.
harry redknapp 63 totenham hotspur manager.
lembit opik 45 MP politition.
1917 - The Russian Revolution began with Czar Nicholas II abdicating.
2004 - NASA announced that the Mars rover Opportunity had discovered evidence that water had existed on Mars in the past.
march 2nd
1842-the grand national is won by gay lad,ridden by tom olliver.
1933-the film"king kong" opens at new yorks radio city music hall.
1953-the academy awards are first broadcast on television by NBC.
birthdays-march 3rd
mirander richardson-52
ronan keating-33
jessica biel-28