March 26 in Pop Culture History

1169 – Saladin became the emir of Egypt.

1812 – A political cartoon in This term was first used by the Boston Gazette “gerrymander&#8221To describe unusually-shaped electoral districts that help incumbents win the re-election vote, ‘; was named after Governor Elbridge Gerry.

1830 – The Book of Mormon Publication in Palmyra, New York.

Death of 30 in 1872, Owens Valley (California)

1895 – The Phantoscope, an early motion picture projector that enlarged film images for viewing by large groups, was patented (#536,569) by Charles Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat.

1916 – Robert Stroud (The Birdman of Alcatraz) stabbed and killed a prison guard in Leavenworth, Kansas. For the crime of murder, he was sent to Alcatraz.

1920 – This Side of Paradise F. Scott Fitzgerald published it.

1953 – Dr. Jonas Salk announced that he had successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes polio.

1955 – # 1 Hit March 26, 1955 – April 29, 1955: Bill Hayes – Davy Crockett and the Ballad of Davy Crockett

1964 – Funny Girl (Broadway Musical) March 261964; Closed July 1, 1967

1977 – #1 Hit March 26, 1977 – April 8, 1977: John Oates, Daryl Hall – Rich Girl

1988 – #1 Hit March 26, 1988 – April 8, 1988: Michael Jackson – Man in The Mirror

1993 – The last new episode of The Family Feud with host Ray Combs aired

1997 – After the 1995 discovery of the comet Hale-Bopp, 39 members of the ‘Heaven’s Gate’ cult committed suicide to more quickly join the aliens on the ‘other side’ of the comet.

1999 – The ‘Melissa worm’ infected Microsoft word processing and e-mail systems.