MARCH 6th THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Famous Quote Said On March 6  Islam has also had moments of great splendor and decadence in the course of its history.  Pope Benedict XVI, 2002 Mar 6 Birthdays 1986 - Eli Marienthal 1972 - Shaquille O'Neal 1963 - D.L. Hughley 1959 - Tom Arnold 1946 - David Gilmour 1945 - Rob Reiner 1944 - Kiri Te Kanawa 1941 - Willie Stargell 1936 - Marion Barry 1930 - Lorin Maazel 1926 - Alan Greenspan 1923 - Ed McMahon 1906 - Lou Costello 1806 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1475 - Michelangelo Buonarroti Mar 6 In History 1992 - Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers 1964 - Prophet Elijah Muhammad officially gives Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali meaning "beloved of Allah". 1869 - First periodic table of chemical elements presented by Dmitri Mendeleev. 1853 - The Giuseppe Verdi opera La Traviata premieres in Venice. 1836 - 3,000 Mexicans beat 182 Texans at the Alamo, after 13 day fight This Day in Business  1899 - Bayer registers aspirin as a trademark. This Day in Entertainment  1983 - The first United States Football League game is played after sport expanded to the South. This Day in Geography  1788 - A convict settlement founded at Norfolk Island, between New Zealand & Australia. This Day in Sports  2000 - After the Clippers deny him family tickets, Shaquille O'Neal scores 61 points for the Lakers March 6th HolidayAlamo Day (Texas) - Celebrates the Battle of the Alamo, where 100 soldiers defended the Alamo against the Mexican Army