On this day: March 1
POSTED: 12:32 PM PST Feb 27, 2013
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Feb 28, 2013
Salem is gripped by witch hysteria, Yellowstone becomes the world's first national park, the Lindbergh baby is kidnapped, and the Watergate Seven are indicted, all on this day.
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1969: Actor Javier Bardem, known for movies such as "No Country for Old Men," "Before Night Falls," "The Sea Inside," "Biutiful" and "Skyfall," is born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Bardem won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as psychopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in "No Country for Old Men" and also received Oscar nomination for his performances in "Before Night Falls" and "Biutiful."
