3 March It Happened Today

1847  Birth of the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell.

1911  Birth of American actress Jean Harlow.

1931  “The Star Spangled Banner” is adopted as America’s national anthem.

1959  Death of Lou Costello, the american comedy actor who partnered Bud Abbott.

2010  Death of Michael Foot, former leader of the Labour Party in Great Britain.