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Teófilo Stevenson

Born: Mar. 29, 1952Cuban boxer won 3 consecutive gold medals as Olympic heavyweight (1972,76,80); did not turn pro.

Iraq Crisis, 2002–2003

by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 Next: 2003 Jan. 29, 2002 In President George W. Bush's state of the union speech…

Margaret Osborne du Pont

Born: Mar. 4, 1918Tennis won 5 French, 7 Wimbledon and an unprecedented 25 U.S. national titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles from 1941-62.

Dick Fosbury

Born: Mar. 6, 1947Track & Field revolutionized high jump with back-first “Fosbury Flop”; won gold medal at 1968 Olympics.

Janet Guthrie

Born: Mar. 7, 1938Auto racer in 1977, became 1st woman to race in Indianapolis 500; placed 9th at Indy in 1978.

Shannon Miller

Born: Mar. 10, 1977Gymnast won 5 medals in 1992 Olympics and 2 golds in '96 Games; All-Around women's world champion in 1993 and '94.

Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of, 1389–1435, English nobleman; third son of Henry IV of England and brother of Henry V. At the death (1422) of his brother and succession of his 9-…

York, Edmund of Langley, duke of

(Encyclopedia) York, Edmund of Langley, duke of, 1341–1402, fifth son of Edward III of England. He was made (1362) earl of Cambridge, served on expeditions to Spain and France, and married (1372)…

Roger Bannister

Born: Mar. 23, 1929 British runner first to run mile in less than 4 minutes (3:59.4 on May 6, 1954).

Sammy Baugh

Born: Mar. 17, 1914Football QB-DB-P led Washington to NFL titles in 1937 (his rookie year) and '42; led league in passing 6 times, punting 4 times and interceptions once.