OTD | March 17, 1990: Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal was born. Nehwal is the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic Medal (2012).
113 years ago, American civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin was born. Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
31 years ago, German-British zoölogist and geneticist Charlotte Auerbach passed away. Auerbach was one of the leading geneticists of her generation whose work focused on the effects of radiation and chemicals on humans and animals.
Happy 30th birthday to American professional boxer and mixed martial artist Claressa Shields. Shields is the only boxer in history to hold all four major world titles in boxing in three weight classes.
Happy 37th birthday to Canadian musician, record producer, and singer Grimes (née Claire E. Boucher)! 🎂 Grimes’s lyrics often touch on science fiction and feminist themes.
At Le Scouarnec's child abuse trial, the victims' sobs, anger and trauma - Le Monde
European data debunk misinformation about gender transitions - Le Monde
Alarm bells are sounding for academic freedom in the US and beyond - Le Monde
OTD | March 16, 1976: Swedish former professional ice hockey player Kim Johnsson was born. Johnsson played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for various American teams.
Happy 49th birthday to American R&B singer Blu Cantrell (née Tiffany Cobb)! 🎂 Cantrell rose to fame with her single “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)” in 2001, which peaked at Number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Happy 75th birthday to Canadian actress Kate Nelligan! 🎂 Nelligan was nominated for an Academy Award for The Prince of Tides (1991) and five Gemini Awards in her native Canada.
835 years ago, the Massacre at Clifford’s Tower occurred. York’s entire Jewish community was trapped by an angry mob inside Clifford’s Tower; it was one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages.
Learning a Shared Love Language — One That Includes Signing - The New York Times
Why Maids Keep Dying in Saudi Arabia - The New York Times
Trump’s Moves Are Boosting Stocks … Overseas - The New York Times
OTD | March 15, 1933: French movie director Philippe de Broca was born. De Broca directed 30 full-length films including the highly successful L’Homme de Rio (That Man from Rio) (1964).
92 years ago, American Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg (née Joan Bader) was born. Ginsburg was the first Jewish woman to serve on the Court.
125 years ago, Brazilian pioneering sociologist Gilberto de Mello Freyre was born. Freyre’s best known published work Casa-grande e senzala (1933) is an account of the relationship between Brazil’s Portuguese colonizers and their African slaves.
216 years ago, American merchant Joseph J. Roberts was born. Roberts became the first President of Liberia in 1848.
Immigrants marry fast to protect themselves from Trump -El País in English
Janet Murguía, UnidosUS: ‘Donald Trump’s extreme rhetoric is fueling a rise in racism’ - El País in English
Immigrants marry fast to protect themselves from Trump - El País in English
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OTD | March 14, 1988: Chinese Navy troops shot dead 64 Vietnamese soldiers who were attempting to raise the Vietnamese flag to claim control over the Johnson South Reef. It was a short but bloody battle.
