GMT

Today in History: March 26

1804
Congress orders the removal of Indians east o

1938
Hermann Goering warns all Jews to leave Austria.

1942
The Germans begin sending Jews to Auschwitz in Poland.

1951
The United States Air Force flag design is approved.

1953
Dr. Jonas Salk announces a new vaccine against polio.

1982 Ground is broken in Washington D.C. for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

1992
An Indianapolis court finds heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson guilty of rape.

2020
American cases of COVID-19 exceed all other countries on this date, with 81,578 cases and 1,180 deaths (New York Times)

2020
Record number of Americans file for unemployment - 3.3 million according to US Department of Labor

2024
Singapore flagged cargo ship strikes Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, causing the 1.6 mile long, 47 year-old structure to completely collapse


Born on March 26

1911
Tennessee Williams, American dramatist (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire).

1914
William Westmoreland, U.S. army general during the Vietnam War.

1930
Sandra Day O'Connor, U.S. Supreme Court Justice.


Joke of the Day
Recess and cookies

An elementary teacher asks her students what they did during recess.
Teacher: Johnny what did you do doing recess?
Johnny: I played in the sandbox.
Teacher: Okay, if you can write the word "sand" on the board, you get a cookie.
Johnny writes "sand" and gets his cookie.
Teacher: Alright Suzie, what did you do?
Suzie: I played in the sandbox with Johnny.
Teacher: Okay, if you can write the word "box" on the board, you get a cookie.
Suzie writes "box" and gets her cookie.
Teacher: Jamal, what did you do?
Jamal: Well, I tried to play with Johnny and Suzie, but they kicked sand in my face.
Teacher: Oh no, that sounds like blatant racial discrimination. If you can write "blatant racial discrimination" on the board, you get a cookie.