March 27, 1962: Chris Best, former resident, chemist killed in explosion
Twelve others were injured, and Dr. Chris Best was killed in an explosion that ripped through the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. chemical research division in Akron. Best was a native of Marietta, and a...
View ArticleMarch 28, 1977: Air disaster probed
Two Boeing 747 aircrafts collided on a foggy runway at the Tenerife airport in the Canary Islands, killing 583 people in what was the deadliest accident in aviation history.
View ArticleMarch 29, 1979: Nuclear plant leak continues
Radiation leaks from the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant could be measured 16 miles away following the venting of steam from a building. A large area around the plant was later evacuated. The...
View ArticleMarch 30, 1959: Marietta to get new plant
In Marietta Almgard Metals announced that it would build a new plant on Westview Avenue in Harmar, bringing more jobs to the area. The manufacturer later merged with Airolite in 1973 and then Airolite...
View ArticleMarch 31, 1981: Bullet out, Reagan 'excellent'
President Reagan was just a few months into his first term when John Hinckley, Jr. shot him while outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. The president suffered a punctured lung in the attack but went on...
View ArticleMarch 5, 1984: Water floods Becky Thatcher
Early on Sunday March 4, 1984, the Becky Thatcher sank on the west bank of the Muskingum River. It was later determined the hull of the boat was punctured by rocks on the bottom of the rive.
View ArticleMarch 4, 1925:Coolidge Inaugurated as president
When Coolidge took office, so did his vice-president, Charles Gates Dawes. Dawes is from Marietta and had been in town when he learned he was going to be on the ticket.
View ArticleMarch 3, 1962: Ohio gives rousing welcome to astronaut
Thousands of people lined the roads leading into New Concord to catch a glimpse of John Glenn and his wife Annie as they returned to the area of Southeastern Ohio where they grew up.
View ArticleMarch 2, 1967: Capacity crowd hears Dr. King lecture at MC
Ban Johnson Field House was filled to capacity to hear Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King speak on "The Future of Integration." King flew into the Wood County Airport and went directly to the college.
View ArticleMarch 1, 1991: US issues threat over POW return
As the first Gulf War came to a close Defense Secretary Dick Chaney warned that Iraq risked "more Grief" if the did not promptly return prisoners of war held following the Persian Gulf War cease-fire.
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