Today is Friday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2007. There are 283 days left in the year. On this date in 1775, Patrick Henry makes his famous call for American independence from Britain, telling the
Today is Friday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2007. There are 283 days left in the year. On this date in 1775, Patrick Henry makes his famous call for American independence from Britain, telling the Virginia Provincial Convention, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
In 1792, Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major (the "Surprise" symphony) is performed publicly for the first time, in London. In 1806, explorers Lewis and Clark, having reached the Pacific coast, begin their journey back east. In 1857, culinary expert Fannie Farmer is born in Boston. In 1919, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement in Milan, Italy.
March 23, 1982: Ohio's state education officials say the only way to ease the financial plight of Ohio schools is to raise taxes, but the General Assembly refuses to do so.
American Legion Post 15 in Poland honors two men who have been in the organization a combined 110 years, Rocco Ripple, a 60-year member, and Leo Linberger, who joined 50 years ago.
March 23, 1967: Community Action Council directors vote to request 500,798 to operate Mahoning County's four antipoverty neighborhood centers for the year beginning July 1.
About 200 Boardman Township property owners in Mahoning County's Mill Creek Park Sanitary Sewer District face court action if they continue to pollute Mill Creek.
March 23, 1957: The Youngstown Civil Service Commission turns down part-time work applications of nine policemen who double as bartenders and all city employees whose hours on the extra job exceed 16 per week.
The U.S. Air Force Base at the Youngstown Municipal Airport has additional protection with the arrival of six German shepherd dogs expertly trained for night sentry duty to increase the security of restricted areas.
March 23, 1932: Youngstown police make their biggest liquor raid since the beginning of the year when Patrolmen Popovich and McCarthy seize a truck on Emerald Street containing 34 five-gallon cans of whisky.
The Chicago Motor Club has computed that a woman drives a motor car five times more safely than a man.