1949

 
Ed McMahon (L) with The Tonight Show host Johnny Carson

  Edward Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009)

McMahon was a comedian, game show host and announcer. He is best
remembered as the announcer and sidekick on the The Tonight Show
with Johnny Carson on NBC from 1962 to 1992. He also was the host of
the original version of Star Search on CBS from 1983 to 1995. McMahon
also co-hosted TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982
to 1998 on NBC and ABC. 

When The Temptations went to #1 on the Billboard singles chart with
the Smokey Robinson penned "My Girl", it made the group the first
male act to have a chart topper for Motown Records.

The current group: Otis Williams, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, Ron
Tyson, and Bruce Williamson

Winston Churchill’s famous "Sinews of Peace" (popularly called the"Iron Curtain" speech) was delivered at Westminster College, in Fulton, Missouri.   

 
         
             Andy Gibb (March 5, 1958 – March 10, 1988)

Andy Gibb was an English singer and the youngest bother of the Bee
Gees: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.

While working on a new album in London, he entered a local hospital,
complaining of chest pains. He died five days after his 30th birthday
as a result of an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a viral
infection.

Andy Gibb (left) with his brothers during a recording session

 

Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin’s health had deteriorated towards the
end of World War II. The official cause of death was listed as a heart
attack. He was 74.

March 16, 1953