Today in History: March 15
1778 – Nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook
1867 – Michigan becomes 1st state to tax property to support a university
1892 – NY State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machine)
1913 – Cleveland establishes 1st small claims court
1930 – 1st streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched
1939 – Hitler occupies Bohemia & Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independ
1947 – John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in US Navy
1962 – Wilt Chamberlain is 1st to score 4,000 pts in an NBA season
1971 – Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet
1977 – “Eight is Enough” premiers on ABC-TV
1985 – Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1988 – NASA reports accelerated breakdown of ozone layer by CFK
