On This Day March 20
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Click each item below to learn more! 1904 – Actor Ray Bolger, who played the scarecrow in the classic film “The Wizard of Oz” (d. 1987) 1943 – Singer-songwriter Jim Croce (“Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” “Time in a Bottle”) (d. 1973) 1948 – Grammy-winning Steely Dan lead singer and songwriter Donald Fagen 1949 – Retired two-time World Heavyweight Boxing champion-turned-ordained minister George Foreman
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Click each item below to learn more! 1944 – Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony and Grammy-winning lyricist and author Tim Rice (“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Evita,” “Beauty and the Beast, “The Lion King”) 1959 – Actress Mackenzie Phillips (“American Graffiti,” “One Day at a Time”) 1968 – Comedian-actor Tracy Morgan (“Saturday Night Live,” “30 Rock,” “Cop Out”) 1977 – Actress Brittany Murphy (“Clueless,” “Girl, Interrupted,” “8 Mile”) (d. 2009) 1986 – Actor Josh Peck, best known for Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh” show
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Musical Milestones
Click each item below to learn more! 1959 – Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife” kicks off six weeks on top of the singles chart. 1966 – Musicians Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding form The Jimi Hendrix Experience. 1974 – Olivia Newton-John claims her first No. 1 single with “I Honestly Love You.” 2002 – Kelly Clarkson kicks off two weeks on top of the singles chart with “A Moment Like This.”
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Musical Milestones
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Click each item below to learn more! 1817 – Author-poet Henry David Thoreau (d. 1862) 1895 – Songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II (d. 1960) 1934 – Internationally acclaimed pianist Van Cliburn (d. 2013) 1943 – Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie, born Christine Anne Perfect 1948 – Fitness guru and motivational speaker Richard Simmons 1978 – Actor Topher Grace (“That ‘70s Show,” “In Good Company,” “Spider-Man 3,” “Interstellar”)
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History Highlights
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Click each item below to learn more! 1925 – Religious leader and civil rights activist Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little (d. 1965) 1934 – Journalist, author and former PBS anchor and political debate moderator Jim Lehrer (d. 2020) 1945 – Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Pete Townshend, lead guitarist of legendary rock band The Who 1992 – Grammy-winning pop vocalist Sam Smith (“Latch,” “Lay Me Down,” “Stay With Me”)
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