Page 7: Historical Events In March - 24
Friday, 20 March 2026
1966 Selective Service announces college deferments based on performance. 

1967 U of Mich holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam 

1967 Marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63. 

1968 In this year, Mickey Wright claims Port Malabar Golf Invitational. 

1968 Howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61 

1969 Joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55 

1970 Dutch cartoonist Frans Piet ends "Sjors and Sjimmie" strip. 

1972 Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland. 

1973 Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile 

1973 Harley Race beats Dory Funk Jr in Kansas City, to become NWA champ 

1974 Uganda crushes coup attempt against President Idi Amin following machine-gun and mortar battle with rebels 

1974 36th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: NC State beats Marquette 76-64 

1974 Doris Deane, dies at 74 

1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 to retain the heavyweight boxing title. 

1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title. 

1975 Muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60 

1976 British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery dies. He defeated the Germans at El Alamein 

1976 Argentine Pres Isabel Peron deposed by country's military 

1976 Bernard L Montgomery, British general, defeated Rommel, dies at 88. 

1977 Former Australian cabinet minister Don Chipp steps down from the Liberal Party; later he establishes the Australian Democrats. 

1977 Saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73 

1978 Wings release "With a Little Luck". 

1978 Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 

1979 Columbia flown on aircraft carrier lands at Kennedy Space Center 

1979 inaugural appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes. 

1979 Yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53 

1980 ABC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline". 

1980 In this year, Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks. 

1980 Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass 

1981 "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC 

1981 Bombay beat Delhi by innings and 46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy. 

1981 Colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba. 

1982 US sub Jacksonville collides with a Turkish freighter near Virginia. 

1982 Ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83. 

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