1330Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent and son of Edward I, was beheaded (aged 28) at Winchester Castle, for plotting against the king.
1649The House of Commons passed an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it 'useless and dangerous to the people of England'.
....1687 – Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was a French explorer credited with claiming the Mississippi River basin for France, which he named Louisiana after King Louis XIV. His last expedition aimed to establish a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi. However, due to navigation errors, the expedition landed in present-day Texas, far from their intended destination. Stranded and desperate, La Salle led a group to seek help. On March 19, 1687, during this journey, he was murdered by members of his own expedition party near present-day Navasota, Texas.
... Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, the National Library of Wales, was established in Aberystwyth by Royal Charter on this day in 1907. The library is regarded as one of the greatest in the world and has the right of legal deposit, which is the right to obtain a copy of every printed work published in Britain and Ireland without cost. It has also made many of its most important manuscripts and books digitized and freely available on the library's website.
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1938The BBC televised its first rugby match, the Calcutta Cup game between England and Scotland at Twickenham. Scotland won 21-16.
....1965The Tailor And Cutter Magazine ran an article asking The Rolling Stones to wear ties to save tie makers from financial disaster. Mick Jagger said of the appeal, 'The trouble with a tie is that it could dangle in the soup. It is also something extra to which a fan can hang when you are trying to get in and out of a theatre.'
...1969British troops landed on the Caribbean island of Anguilla, after the island declared itself a republic. They were well received, and the island remained a UK dependency. ...
19 Mar 1975 Led Zeppelin played the first of two sold-out nights at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. Tickets cost $7.50. The set list included: 'Rock And Roll', 'Stairway to Heaven 'Whole Lotta Love', 'Black Dog' and 'Heartbreaker'.
19 Mar 1974 Jefferson Airplane re-named the group and became Jefferson Starship. The new line-up included Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, drummer Johnny Barbata, David Freiberg, Peter Kaukonen, Cragi Chaquico and Papa John Creach.
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Paul sued the band for the direction the band was heading..he detested the new pop sound,n placeof the counter culture origins..we built this city was pure corporate rock..I'm glad Jack and Jorma saw the writing on the wall
