3/21:  On this day, 2009, U2 went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'No Line on the Horizon', the bands twelfth studio album.

Also on this day:

1967- Steve McQueen left his handprints, footprints and signature in the cement outside Hollywood’s Chinese Theater.

1969- One day after their wedding, newlyweds John Lennon and Yoko Ono left Paris on their way to Amsterdam, as chronicled in the Beatles' "The Ballad of John and Yoko." They couple spent the next eight days in a "bed-in" for peace.

1976- David Bowie and Iggy Pop were arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession in New York. They were released on $2,000 bail and the charges were eventually dropped.

1980- In one of TV’s most famous cliffhangers, J.R. Ewing was shot by an unknown assailant on Dallas, leaving America wondering “Who shot J.R.?” [His sister-in-law, Kristin Shepard, played by Mary Crosby.]

1987- The album The Joshua Tree by Irish rockers U2 was released.

1988- The Bad album by Michael Jackson was certified Multi Platinum 5x by the RIAA.

1994- Bruce Springsteen won the Best Song Oscar for his "Streets of Philadelphia" from the movie Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks as a man with AIDS. The song was the first Springsteen had ever written directly for a film.

1994- Steven Spielberg won his first two Oscars. They were for Best Picture and Best Director for Schindler's List. Schindler's List also became the first black and white film to win Best Picture in 33 years (the one before it being The Apartment), and the last one to win before The Artist last year.

1999- In a major upset, Shakespeare in Love beat out favored winner Saving Private Ryan for the Best Picture Oscar.

2000- The No Strings Attached album by 'N Sync was released and became the first album in history to sell more than 1 million units in one day with a total of 1.1 million.