On This Day, March 19: Bob Dylan's debut album released

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On March 19, 1962, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, pictured in 1981, releases his debut album, "Bob Dylan," on Columbia Records. UPI File Photo
On March 19, 1962, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, pictured in 1981, releases his debut album, "Bob Dylan," on Columbia Records. UPI File Photo
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March 19 (UPI) -- On this date in history:

In 1909, financier J.P. Morgan, during a meeting with King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy in Rome, pledged to help wipe out the black hand and similar criminal societies in the United States through education.

In 1916, eight Curtiss JN-3 "Jenny" airplanes with the First Aero Squadron took off from Columbus, N.M., to aid troops that had invaded Mexico in pursuit of the bandit Pancho Villa. It was the first U.S. air combat mission in history.

In 1918, the U.S. Congress passed the Standard Time Act, which authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to establish standard time zones and daylight saving time.

In 1931, the Nevada Legislature voted to legalize gambling.

On March 19, 1953, filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille won the only Academy Award of his career when "The Greatest Show on Earth" was acclaimed the Best Picture. File Photo by Witzel/Wikimedia
On March 19, 1953, filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille won the only Academy Award of his career when "The Greatest Show on Earth" was acclaimed the Best Picture. File Photo by Witzel/Wikimedia
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File Photo by Alexis C. Glenn/UPI

In 1953, legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille won the only Academy Award of his career when The Greatest Show on Earth, a big-budget extravaganza about circus life, was acclaimed the Best Picture.

The Grand Central Terminal Clock sits above the information booth at the center of the main concourse one day before the Grand Central Terminal Centennial Celebration in New York City on January 31, 2013. On March 19, 1918, the U.S. Congress passed the Standard Time Act, which authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to establish standard time zones. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

In 1962, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan releases his debut album, Bob Dylan, on Columbia Records.

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Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher testifies before a House Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the National War Powers Commission in Washington on March 5, 2009. On March 19, 2011, Christopher died of cancer at the age of 85. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher testifies before a House Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the National War Powers Commission in Washington on March 5, 2009. On March 19, 2011, Christopher died of cancer at the age of 85. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

In 1987, South Carolina televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as head of the PTL Club, saying he was blackmailed after a sexual encounter with a former church secretary.

In 1991, the NFL voted to revoke the plan for Phoenix to host the 1993 Super Bowl because the city did not observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Lt. Carleton G. Chapman of the First Aero Squadron, USA Aviation Corps, leaves Casas Grandes, Mexico, on a scouting mission during the 1916-17 Pancho Villa Expedition in Mexico. On March 19, 1916, eight Curtiss JN-3 "Jenny" airplanes with the First Aero Squadron took off from Columbus, N.M., to aid troops that had invaded Mexico in pursuit of the bandit Pancho Villa. It was the first U.S. air combat mission in history. File Photo by Library of Congress/UPI

In 2005, Pakistan successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile with a range of 1,250 miles.

In 2023, UBS agreed to take over its troubled rival, Credit Suisse, in a $3.2 billion emergency deal brokered by regulators in Switzerland to help prevent further instability in the global banking industry.

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File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI