Historical Events In March - 17

1958 The shape of the Earth is measured for the first time by satellite

1919 The birth of Nat King Cole, Popular American singer and pianist

1933 The birth of Penelope Lively, British Novelist

1938 The birth of Rudolf Nureyev, World renowned Russian ballet dancer

2006 The United States strikes its two remaining Iowa-class battleships from the Naval Vessel Register, ending the age of the battleship.

2007 Chlorine bombs injure hundreds in Baghdad, Iraq.

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