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Walter Byers

Born: Mar. 13, 1922College athletics 1st exec. director of NCAA, serving from 1951-88.

2015 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the year organized into four categories: World News, U.S. News, Business, and Disasters/Science News. Source: (Left to Right) Charlie Hebdo (Lionel Cironneau…

Johnny Rutherford

Born: Mar. 12, 1938Auto racer 3-time winner of Indy 500 (1974,76,80); CART national champion in 1980.

Teófilo Stevenson

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

The Persian Gulf War (Jan. 16, 1991–April 6, 1991)

1990Iraq invades its tiny neighbor, Kuwait, after talks break down over oil production and debt repayment. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein later annexes Kuwait and declares it a 19th province of…

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.

sandstorm

(Encyclopedia) sandstorm, strong dry wind blowing over the desert that raises and carries along clouds of sand or dust often so dense as to obscure the sun and reduce visibility almost to zero; also…