Today in History - History - March 23rd

1867Congress passes 2nd Reconstruction Act over President Andrew Johnson's veto

1997Betsy King wins LPGA Standard Register PING

1153Treaty of Konstanz between Frederick I "Barbarossa" & Pope Eugene III

199870th Academy Awards - "Titanic," Jack Nicholson & Helen Hunt win

1865General Sherman/Cox' troops reach Goldsboro NC

2007After some initial hesitation, Emma Watson signs on to appear as Hermione in the final three Harry Potter films

1994Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored

1980Donna Caponi Young Pro-Am wins LPGA National Golf Tournament

1982Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick-4 goals

1979Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1910Akira Kurosawa, Tokyo Japan, director (7 Samurai, Living)

1645William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)

1912Werner von Braun, Wirsitz Germany, rocket expert (I Aim at the Stars)

1978Perez Hilton, American television personality and blogger

1985Musician Billy Joel weds supermodel Christie Brinkley

1779Botanist Joseph Banks (36) weds Dorothea Hugessen

1369Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered at 34

59Agrippina the Younger, Roman Empress, dies at 43 (circumstances of her death vary, but all suggest that she was murdered by her son, the Emperor Nero)