On this day, March 30

1763 Pontiac’s uprising against the whites brought all the inhabitants from the outside within the confines of Fort Pitt. Most of the surrounding homes were demolished.

1842 Dr. Crawford W. Long of Jefferson, Ga., first used ether as an anesthetic during an operation to remove a patient’s neck tumor.

1936 The National Guard was withdrawn, the Triangle was reopened.

1978 The state government authorized over $55 million in federal, state and local funds to pay for the first phase of the proposed East Busway in Allegheny County.

1987 At the 59th Academy Awards, “Platoon” was named best picture; Marlee Matlin received best actress for “Children of a Lesser God” and Paul Newman was honored as best actor for “The Color of Money.”

2010 President Barack Obama signed a single measure sealing his health care overhaul and making the government the primary lender to students by cutting banks out of the process.

Some items are from Stefan Lorant’s “Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City” (digital.library.pitt.edu/chronology).

— Compiled by Rick Nowlin

Today’s birthdays: Game show host Peter Marshall, 96. Actor John Astin, 92. Actordirector Warren Beatty, 85. Rock musician Eric Clapton, 77. Actor Justin Deas, 74.

Actor Paul Reiser, 66. Rap artist MC Hammer, 60. Singer Tracy Chapman, 58. Actor Ian Ziering, 58. TV personality Piers Morgan, 57. Rock musician Joey Castillo, 56. Actor Donna D’Errico, 54. Singer Celine Dion, 54. TV personality/producer Richard Rawlings, 53. Actor Mark Consuelos, 51. Actor Bahar Soomekh, 47. Actor Jessica Cauffiel, 46. Singer Norah Jones, 43. Actor Fiona Gubelmann, 42. Actor Katy Mixon, 41. Actor Jason Dohring, 40. Country singer Justin Moore, 38. Actor Tessa Ferrer, 36.

Thought for today: “The man who has eaten enough will never believe a hungry one.”