Today in history 73

Here are some of the events that occurred on March 21st throughout history:

1973

• The United States launches the Pioneer 11 spacecraft, which will become the first spacecraft to visit Saturn and Jupiter.
• The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) treaty, which aims to reduce the number of nuclear weapons held by both countries.

Other events

• 1522 - Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese explorer, is killed in the Philippines during a battle with native warriors.
• 1857 - The first ship passes through the Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through Egypt.
• 1918 - The United States declares war on Germany, entering World War I.
• 1960 - The United States launches the TIROS-1 weather satellite, which will provide the first images of the Earth from space.
• 1980 - The United States and Iran sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages held captive for 444 days.

Births

• 1858 - Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American inventor and engineer (d. 1943)
• 1884 - Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary and politician (d. 1924)
• 1928 - John Glenn, American astronaut and politician
• 1947 - Stevie Nicks, American singer-songwriter (Fleetwood Mac)

Deaths

• 1522 - Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer
• 1965 - Winston Churchill, British politician and statesman (b. 1874)
• 1996 - Pierre Salinger, American journalist and White House press secretary (b. 1925)

I hope you find these events interesting!