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- March 21, 1905 (118 years ago)
- •Albert Einstein publishes his theory on special relativity.
- March 21, 1963 (60 years ago)
- •Alcatraz, a federal penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay, closes.
- March 21, 1970 (53 years ago)
- •The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto.
- March 21, 1970 (53 years ago)
- •Vinko Bogataj crashes during a ski-jumping championship in Germany; his image becomes that of the "agony of defeat guy" in the opening credits of ABC's Wide World of Sports.
- March 21, 1980 (43 years ago)
- •US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
- March 21, 1980 (43 years ago)
- •On the season finale of the soap opera Dallas, the infamous character J.R. Ewing is shot by an unseen assailant, leading to the catchphrase "Who Shot JR?"
- March 21, 1989 (34 years ago)
- •Sports Illustrated reports allegations tying baseball player Pete Rose to baseball gambling.
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