March 26th.
Three "Neat" Facts
- 1707 - The Act of Union becomes law, uniting England and Scotland into one state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- 1953 - Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine.
- 2006 - In Scotland the prohibition of smoking in all public places came into force.
Two Births
- 1925 - James Moody, American jazz musician, composer, and actor
1961 - William Hague, British politician>/strike>- 1985 - Keira Knightley, English actress
One Death
- 1959 - Raymond Chandler, American-born novelist (b. 1888)