On March 31, 1943, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first collaboration, Oklahoma, opened on Broadway.

Blog post: https://wp.me/pcBdid-1gK; a history of Halley's Comet, a Comet joke, a Bill Halley video and a Thought by Mark Twain.

On this Day: On March 29, 1974 Chinese farmers discovered the Terracotta Army near Xi'an; 8,000 clay warrior statues buried to guard the tomb of…

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On March 28,1922, the 1st microfilm device was introduced. But as all dedicated readers of spycraft novels know, the microdot has been used to pass on Top Secret information long before that...

On this Day: On March 27, 1952 Sun Records of Memphis began releasing records. Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by producer…

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Smile of the Day: March 26, 1874 Robert Frost was born. Blog post: https://wp.me/pcBdid-1g1. A history of Robert Frost, a less travelled road joke, a Road Not Taken video and a Thought by Robert Frost.

On this Day: March 25, 1882, the 1st public demonstration of pancake making, held at a department store, occurs in NYC. However, you would have…

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Smile of the Day: March 24, 1853 "The Provincial Freeman" first published. Blog post: https://wp.me/pcBdid-1fy. A history of the first black woman publisher in N. Am, a newspaper joke, a video on Mary Ann Shad and a Thought by MA Shad.

Smile of the Day: March 23, 1945 Jaguar Cars Ltd. is born. Blog post: https://wp.me/pcBdid-1fo. A history of the E-Type Jag, a Jag joke, an E-Type Jag video and a Thought on the E-Type.

Smile of the Day: March 22, 1929, a US Coast Guard vessel sinks a Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor. Blog post: https://wp.me/pcBdid-1f9: A history of rum running, a smuggling joke, a Black Rum video and a Thought by WC Fields.