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March 26

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It's March 26th On this day in 1484 – William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables . In 1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City. In 1976 - Thin Lizzy release "Jailbreak" - Wings release "Wings at the Speed of Sound" . In 1977 - Weather Report release "Heavy Weather" . In 1980 - Van Halen release "Women and Children First" In 1997 - Birthdays: Phyo Zeya Thaw Before entering politics, he was a prominent hip-hop artist who had founded one of Myanmar’s first rap groups, Nitric Acid. In 2000, he released the country’s first rap album, which chimed with young people tired of the military regime.Phyo Zayar Thaw was also one of the founding members of Generation Wave, a youth movement that used graffiti and pamphlets to spread anti-military messages. He was imprisoned for his activism in 2008 for three years. He was executed by hanging on July 23, 2022. Amy Smart as Angela Strave...

March 25

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It's March 25th On this day in 1655 – Saturn's largest moon, Titan , is discovered. In 1878 – Last issue of the Bulletin de la Fédération jurassienne . In 1965 – Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, AL. In 1972 - Grateful Dead and Bo Diddley @ The Academy of Music In 1970 - Gong release "Magick Brother" . In 1977 - Emerson, Lake and Palmer release "Works" Volume 1. In 1979 – The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch. Birthdays: Cathy Dennis Matthew Barney "Cremaster 1" "Drawing Restraint 9" A Reddit review of Barney's film "River of Fundament" - "Worst Film Ever Made?" "Redoubt" It is set in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho, United States, and uses multiple layers of myths, including the myth ...

March 24

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It's March 24th On this day in 1721 – Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051 In 1973 - A fan shouting "Leather!" jumps on stage and bites Lou Reed in the butt during a concert in Buffalo NY. In 1979 - The Bee Gees - "Tragedy" takes the #1 spot. In 1992 – Space Shuttle Atlantis launches. In 1993 – Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 is discovered by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker, and David Levy at the Palomar Observatory in California. Birthdays: Finn Jones as Martin in "The Last Showing" Philip Winchester as Henry Telford in "Solomon Kane" on Tubi Lake Bell on Tubi Amir Arison on Tubi Jessica Chastain on Tubi Olivia Burnette as Savannah Goodyear in "Jekyll Island" Jim Parsons Tig Notaro on Tubi Lara FLynn Boyle on Tubi Lauren Bowles as Lisa in "Gone Missing" as Angry Garage Sale Woman in "Ghost W...