Remember the Alamo March 6, 1836 Mexican forces led by Santa Anna defeat the 187 Texans - including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie - who had declared their independence from Mexico in an effort to establish their own country.

John Belushi Dies of Overdose March 5, 1982 33-year-old comedian John Belushi, one of the seven original cast members of Saturday Night Live (1975-81), dies of an overdose from a lethal combination of cocaine and heroin, known as a speedball. Two months later, the woman who was with Belushi at the time of his death, Ca...

Spanish Flu March 4, 1918 The first recorded case, of what became known as the Spanish Flu, is detected in a U.S. Army private stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. Troops spread the disease as they traveled overseas as part of World War I. Why is it called Spanish Flu? The U.S. and other countries involved in the war were ...

Rodney King Beating March 3, 1991 Rodney King becomes a beating victim of the Los Angeles police with the incident caught on videotape. The following year, L.A. street riots erupted after the four white police officers involved were acquitted.

Wilt Chamberlain Scores a Record 100 Points March 2, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 win over the New York Knicks.