On This Day In...

On this day in...
1764 – The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established.
1879 – President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
1906 – The British Labour Party is organised.
1933 – Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
1965 – A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
1972 – Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
1989 – The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
2003 – Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.

Births
1820 – Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist (d. 1906)
1954 – Matt Groening, American cartoonist
1954 – Armand Parmentier, Belgian athlete
1955 – Janice Dickinson, American Ex-Supermodel
1964 – Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (d. 1997)
1964 – Mark Price, American basketball player
1972 – Jaromír Jágr, Czech hockey player

It's always good to remember a great funny man like Chris Farley. RIP.