<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->March 1st in History<br />1780: Pennsylvania becomes the first American state to abolish slavery<br />1932: The baby son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped<br />1954: First American hydrogen bomb test on the island of Bikini<br />1966: First ever (crash) landing on Venus took place by the soviet probe Venus 3<br />1978: Coffin of Charles Chaplin stolen, only months after being buried<br /><br />March 1st birthdays of note<br />1810: Frederic Chopin, Polish composer<br />1902: Langston Hughes, American poet<br />1904: Glenn Miller, American bandleader<br />1910: David Niven, Scottish actor<br />1927: Harry Belafonte, American singer<br />1954: Ron Howard, American director<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->