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• 1964 Earthquake rocks Alaska. The strongest earthquake in American history, measuring 8.4 on the Richter scale, slams southern Alaska, creating a deadly tsunami. Some 125 people were killed and thousands injured.
• 1912 Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac River. The blossoming trees proved immediately popular with visitors to Washington’s Mall area, and in 1934 city commissioners sponsored a three-day celebration of the late March blossoming of the trees, which grew into the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
• 1952 Singin’ in the Rain opens. Considered by many to be the greatest Hollywood musical ever made, Singin’ in the Rain premieres at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The movie, about silent film actors at the dawn of the sound era, starred Gene Kelly, who also served as co-director and co-choreographer.
Born on this Day
Quentin Tarantino 1963
Mariah Carey 1970
Sarah Vaughan 1924 - 1990
