CoM Moderators Posted March 31 Posted March 31 1796 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's dramatic play "Egmont" premieres in Weimar 1865 - General Pickett moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Petersburg 1883 - 1st performance of Caesar Franck's symphonic poem for orchestra "Le Chasseur Maudit" (The Accursed Huntsman) at the Salle Érard in Paris 1885 - Great Britain declares Bechuanaland a protectorate 1917 - The Danish West Indies are officially ceded to the US for $25 million and renamed the Virgin Islands 1923 - Occupying French soldiers fire on workers when surrounded at Krupp auto factory in Essen, Germany; 6 die, dozens wounded 1966 - USSR launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter 1972 - Final day of the rum ration in the Royal Canadian Navy 1985 - WrestleMania I, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Hulk Hogan and Mr T beat Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorf 1987 - 49th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Syracuse, 74-73; Hoosiers' guard Keith Smart hits game-winner in final seconds, intercepts full court pass at the last second More Historical Events »
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