....but on March 11th, other famous people were born and notable events happened on this date!
Here's an example starting with the news events
1824 - The US War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs
1861 - The Confederate States of America adopts their constitution
1867 - First performance of Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Paris
1927 - Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theater in NYC
1990 - Lithuania declares it's independence from the Soviet Union
And the following famous people, like Welk, were born on this date
1898 - Dorothy Gish (actress and star from Hollywood's Silent Era)
1916 - Harold Wilson (British Prime Minister 1964-70, 1974-76)
1931 - Rupert Murdoch (television and newspaper mogul)
1934 - Sam Donaldson (news reporter for ABC)
1952 - Susan Richardson (actress from Eight Is Enough sitcom)
1974 - Bobby Abreu - baseball player
See? You learn something new everyday on this fine blog!
