Today, March 21, is the 80th day of the year (81st day in leap year) on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Aries.
AP March 21 in History
The 2000s
- 2000: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the government lacked authority to regulate tobacco as an addictive drug.
The 1970s
- 1971: The Andromeda Strain opens in theaters, it's the first movie to use computer animation.
The 1960s
- 1965: Martin Luther King Jr. leads more than 3,000 civil rights demonstrators on a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1963: Alcatraz prison is emptied of it's last inmates.
- 1960: The Sharpeville Massacre takes place in South Africa as 69 protesters are killed by police officers.
The 1910s
- 1918: World War I: The Battle of the Somme takes place, a major German offensive during the war.
March 21 Moment of Zen
The Daily Show: Paul Stanley (2000)
The Daily Show: Gold Toilet Flush (2001)
The Daily Show: Excuse Me for a Second (2006)
Holidays and Observances
- First day of star sign Aries
- Namibia: Independence Day
- South Africa : Human Rights Day
- China: Chunfen
Famous Birthdays
- 1980: Ronaldinho - Soccer player
- 1978: Kevin Federline - Dancer
- 1962: Matthew Broderick - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- 1962: Rosie O'Donnell - A League Of Their Own
- 1949: Eddie Money - Musician
- 1685: Johann Sebastian Bach - Composer
Famous Deaths
- 1615: Pocahontas -Daughter of Powhatan