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March 6
Events on This Day
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1857
156 years ago
The Supreme Court dismisses Dred Scott's lawsuit against the United States, which intensifies the national debate over slavery.
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1922
91 years ago
Babe Ruth signs a five-year contract for $52,000 each season with the New York Yankees.
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1985
28 years ago
Yul Brynner reprises his famous role in The King and I for the 4,500th time.
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1998
15 years ago
Jeff Bridges as the Dude hits the big screen with the release of The Big Lebowski.
March 6
Born on This Day
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Shaquille O'Neal
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Shaquille O'Neal
Film Actor, Basketball Player, Rapper / 1972 -
Standing 7 feet tall and weighing 315 pounds, Shaquille O'Neal was one of the most dominant players in the NBA. After his 2011 retirement, he became an on-screen league analyst.
Born: March 6, 1972
Age: 41 years old
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
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Tom Arnold
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Tom Arnold
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter / 1959 -
Actor Tom Arnold was married to actress Roseanne Barr for four years and wrote for the sitcom Roseanne. He starred in the film True Lies (1994) and hosted The Best Damn Sports Show Period.
1959 | 54 years old
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Poet / 1806 - 1861
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was best known for her love poems, Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh, and her marriage to fellow poet Robert Browning.
1806 | 55 years old
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Rob Reiner
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Rob Reiner
Activist, Actor, Filmmaker, Screenwriter / 1947 -
American actor, director and producer Rob Reiner is best known for directing the classic hits Stand By Me (1996) and When Harry Met Sally (1989).
Born: March 6, 1947
Age: 66 years old
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
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Gabriel García Márquez
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Gabriel García Márquez
Author / 1928 -
Writer Gabriel García Márquez, author of Love in the Time of Cholera, has gained worldwide readership with his brand of magical realism.
1928 | 85 years old
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Michelangelo
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Michelangelo
Architect, Painter, Sculptor, Poet / 1475 - 1564
Michelangelo is widely regarded as the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance. Among his works are the David and Pieta statues and the Sistine Chapel frescoes.
1475 | 88 years old
Architect, Painter, Sculptor, Poet
March 6
Died on This Day
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Pearl S. Buck
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Pearl S. Buck
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Author / 1892 - 1973
Prolific author Pearl S. Buck earned a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Good Earth. She was also the first female to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.
Died: March 6, 1973
Age: 80 years old
Place: Danby, Vermont , United States
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Supreme Court Justice / 1841 - 1935
Civil War veteran Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice from 1902 to 1931. He was considered an expert on the common law.1935 | 93 years old
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John Philip Sousa
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John Philip Sousa
Inventor, Songwriter / 1854 - 1932
U.S. bandmaster and composer John Philip Sousa was known as “The March King.” In the 1890s he developed a type of bass tuba now known as the sousaphone.
1932 | 77 years old
Inventor, Songwriter
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Nicéphore Niépce
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Nicéphore Niépce
Inventor / 1765 - 1833
French inventor Nicéphore Niépce was the first to make a permanent photographic image.
March 7, 1765
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John Elder
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John Elder
Engineer, Inventor / 1824 - 1869
Scottish marine engineer John Elder developed the marine compound steam engine, which enabled seagoing vessels to save coal and delay refueling.
March 8, 1824
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Oscar Stanton De Priest
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Oscar Stanton De Priest
U.S. Representative / 1871 - 1951
Oscar Stanton De Priest represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress in the 20th century.March 9, 1871
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Osama bin Laden
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Osama bin Laden
Terrorist / 1957 - 2011
Osama bin Laden is a terrorist extremist who planned the attacks on the World Trade Center and is intent on driving Western influence from the Muslim world.
March 10, 1957
Terrorist
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Jesse Jackson Jr.
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Jesse Jackson Jr.
U.S. Representative, Journalist / 1965 -
Jesse Jackson Jr. is the son of the famous Reverend Jesse Jackson. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2012.
March 11, 1965
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David Satcher
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David Satcher
Doctor / 1941 -
David Satcher is a physician who served under President Bill Clinton as surgeon general from 1998 to 2002.March 2, 1941
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