On March 19, 1920, the United States Senate rejected for the second time the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 49-35, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed for approval.
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| 1860 | William Jennings Bryan, secretary of state and three-time Democratic presidential nominee, was born in Salem, Ill. |
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| 1891 | Earl Warren, the 14th chief justice of the United States, was born in Los Angeles. |
| 1917 | The Supreme Court upheld the eight-hour work day for railroads. |
| 1918 | Congress approved daylight-saving time. |
| 1920 | The U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles for a second time. |
| 1931 | Nevada legalized gambling. |
| 1945 | Adolf Hitler issued his so-called "Nero Decree" ordering the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands. |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards ceremony was televised for the first time. |
| 1962 | Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album was released. |
| 1987 | Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex-and-money scandal involving a former church secretary, Jessica Hahn. |
| 1988 | Two British soldiers were shot to death after they were dragged from a car and beaten by mourners attending an Irish Republican Army funeral in Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
| 1995 | After giving up an attempt to become a major league baseball player, Michael Jodan returned to pro basketball with the Chicago Bulls. |
| 2001 | California officials declared a power alert, ordering the first of two days of rolling blackouts. |
| 2003 | Mahmoud Abbas accepted the new position of Palestinian prime minister. |
| 2011 | The U.S. fired more than 100 cruise missiles from the sea while French fighter jets targeted Moammar Gadhafi's forces from the air, launching the broadest international military effort since the Iraq war in support of an uprising. |
