Texarkana Gazette

TODAY IN HISTORY

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Today is Saturday, March 6, the 65th day of 2021. There are 300 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Dred Scott v. Sandford, ruled 7-2 that Scott, a slave, was not an American citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court. On this date:

■ In 1475, Italian artist and poet Michelange­lo was born in Caprese in the Republic of Florence.

■ In 1853, Verdi’s opera “La Traviata” premiered in Venice, Italy.

■ In 1962, what became known as the Ash Wednesday Storm began pounding the mid-Atlantic coast; over a threeday period, the storm resulted in 40 deaths and caused more than $200 million in property damage.

■ In 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time as principal anchorman of “The CBS Evening News.”

■ In 2002, Independen­t Counsel Robert Ray issued his final report in which he wrote that former President Bill Clinton could have been indicted and probably would have been convicted in the scandal involving former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

■ In 2015, during a town hall at South Carolina’s Benedict College, President Barack Obama said racial discrimina­tion by police in Ferguson, Missouri, was “oppressive and abusive” as he called for criminal justice reform as part of the modern struggle for civil rights.

Ten years ago: The space shuttle and space station crews hugged goodbye after more than a week together, but saved their most heartfelt farewell for Discovery, which was on its final voyage after nearly three decades.

Five years ago: in Los Angeles at age 94. Former President Jimmy Carter announced he no longer needed treatment for cancer, less than seven months after revealing he’d been diagnosed with melanoma that spread to his brain.

One year ago: The number of people infected by the coronaviru­s worldwide reached 100,000, with more than 3,400 dead.

Today’s Birthdays: Former FBI and CIA director William Webster is 97. Former Federal Reserve Actor-director Rob Reiner is 74. Singer Kiki Dee is 74. TV consumer reporter John Stossel is 74. Composerly­ricist Stephen Schwartz is 73. Actor Tom Arnold is 62. Actor D.L. Hughley is 58. Actor Moira Kelly is 53. Country singer Trent Willmon is 48. Rapper/producer Tyler, the Creator is 30. Actor Dillon Freasier is 25. Actor Millicent Simmonds (Film: “Wonderstru­ck”) is 18.

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