1905 – Fingerprint evidence is used to solve a British murder case
1939 – March Madness is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-madness-is-born
1945 – Germans launch last of their V-2s
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-launch-last-of-their-v-2s
1964 – Earthquake rocks Alaska
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-rocks-alaska
1973 – Marlon Brando declines Best Actor Oscar
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marlon-brando-declines-best-actor-oscar
1979 – Pattie Boyd and Eric Clapton are married
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pattie-boyd-and-eric-clapton-are-married