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Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
On This Day, March 28: Sumatra quake kills hundreds
March 28 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1881, P.T. Barnum and James A. Bailey merged their circuses to form The Greatest Show on Earth. The circus later merged with the Ringling Bros. to form Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which closed for five years beginning in 2017. In 1939, Madrid surrendered to the nationalist forces of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War. In 1968, the counterculture musical Hair opened on Broadway. In 1969, Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War II hero and 34th president of the United States, died in Washington at age 78. In 1979, a failure in the cooling system at the nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania caused a near meltdown. It was the worst accident at a U.S. civilian nuclear facility. In 1984, Bob Irsay moved the Baltimore Colts NFL team to Indianapolis without any announcement. Less than a month later, two longtime fans of the team sued the owner for severe emotional distress. In 1991, just days before the 10th anniversary of an attempt on his life, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan endorsed a seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases, reversing his earlier opposition. In 1993, Russian President Boris Yeltsin survived an impeachment vote by the Congress of People's Deputies. In 1996, the U.S. Congress approved the presidential line-item veto. In 2005, an 8.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the western coast of Sumatra, killing about 1,000 people and destroying hundreds of buildings. In 2006, lobbyist Jack Abramoff, with ties to several members of Congress, was sentenced to six years in prison after a conviction on fraud charges. He was released from prison in 2010. In 2009, the space shuttle Discovery landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a 13-day mission to the International Space Station during which the ISS was brought up to full power with the installation of its fourth set of solar wings. In 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama visited Afghanistan for the first time since taking office, an unannounced trip to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and address U.S. troops. In 2018, 68 people died after a fire broke out during a riot at a police station in Valencia, Venezuela. Prisoners there set fire to a mattress in an attempt to escape. In 2024, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he was found guilty on fraud charges related to the downfall of the failed cryptocurrency exchange.
Axios
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Weekend events: Bourbon & BBQ, Lanta Gras and Hawks
Looking for something to get into this weekend? We've got you covered. 🎪 Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey brings The Greatest Show on Earth to Gas South Arena. (Fri.-Sun.) 🪕 Bluegrass guitarist Billy Strings takes the stage at State Farm Arena. (Fri.-Sat.) 🎤 Yacht Rock Schooner plays sounds from the late 70s and early 80s at Red Clay Music Foundry. (Fri.) 🎥 Celebrate John Lewis' 85th birthday with a free screening of "John Lewis: Good Trouble" at the Rialto Center for the Arts. (Fri.) 🎞️ The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival screens movies including " Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse," " Come Closer" and more. (through March 16) 🥃 The Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival serves up brews, smoked meats and music at Atlantic Station. (Sat.) 🍻 Sweetwater Brewery celebrates 28 years of making hops magic with live music and, of course, beer. (Sat.) 🎉 Lanta Gras kicks off the 10th annual parade and festival in Kirkwood to money for area students' music scholarships and instruments. (Sat.) 🏀 The Atlanta Hawks host home games against the Orlando Magic (Thurs.) and Detroit Pistons. (Sun.)
