Today In History

Tue., March 23, 1999

In 1775: Patrick Henry made his famous call for America’s independence from Britain, telling the Virginia Provincial Convention, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”

In 1806: Explorers Lewis and Clark, having reached the Pacific coast, began their return journey.

In 1933: The German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial legislative powers.

In 1942: During World War II, the U.S. government began evacuating Japanese-Americans from West Coast homes to detention centers.

In 1983: President Reagan first proposed development of technology to intercept enemy missiles - a proposal that came to be known as the Strategic Defense Initiative, as well as “Star Wars.”

In 1983: Dr. Barney Clark, recipient of a permanent artificial heart, died at the University of Utah Medical Center after 112 days with the device.

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