On this day: 31st March

The 31^st March was quite an eventful day over the years:

(90 years ago)

In 1930, the Motion Pictures Production Code (also known as the Hays Code) was adopted. It detailed what was (and was not) morally acceptable in the production of American movies, and was enforced from 1934 to 1968.

(75 years ago)

In 1945, Tennessee Williams’s play The Glass Menagerie opened on Broadway.

(40 years ago)

In 1980, record breaking US track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens passed away aged 66 from an aggressive form of lung cancer. Incredibly the 4 time Olympic Gold medallist was a heavy smoker from the age of 32 until his death.

(30 years ago)

In 1980, the worst of the Poll Tax riots took place in Central London. 200,000 protesters took to the streets and clashed with police. Violence and looting erupted, leading to the worst riots in the city for a century.

Famous Birthdays:

Shirley Jones – American actress and member of the Partridge Family, 86

Herb Alpert – American jazz musician and record company executive, 85

David Steel – Scottish politician, former leader of Liberal Democrats, 82

Hashim Amla – South African Cricketer, 37.

Very many happy returns to them all.

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