On March 23, 2011, actress and Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor dies of complications from congestive heart failure at a Los Angeles hospital at age 79.

By the time James Cameron took the stage to accept his Academy Award for Best Director on the night of March 23, 1998, the Oscar dominance of his blockbuster film Titanic was all but assured.

U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid transfers to the Russian space station Mir from the U.

On March 23, 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 tragically crashed in the remote region of Siberia, resulting in the loss of all 75 lives onboard.

In a groundbreaking development in 1993, scientists announced the discovery of a gene linked to Huntington's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects muscle coordination and leads to cognitive decline.

In an address to the nation, President Ronald Reagan proposes that the United States embark on a program to develop antimissile technology that would make the country nearly impervious to attack by nuclear missiles.

On March 23, 1983, Barney Clark dies 112 days after becoming the world’s first recipient of a permanent artificial heart.

Supreme Court Upholds Parental Notification in Abortion Cases In a significant ruling on April 29, 1981, the U.

On March 23, 1965, a significant milestone in American space exploration was achieved as Gemini 3 lifted off from Cape Kennedy, marking the nation's first two-person space mission.

Benito Mussolini, an Italian World War I veteran and publisher of Socialist newspapers, breaks with the Italian Socialists and establishes the nationalist Fasci di Combattimento, named after the Italian peasant revolutionaries, or “Fighting Bands,” from the 19th century.