MARCH 25
1911:A devastating fire blazes through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City's garment district, killing 146 employees, mostly young Jewish and Italian women from the city's immigrant neighborhoods. On April 5, thousands of people will take part in a funeral procession that will also serve to protest the unsafe working conditions that led to the fire in the Manhattan sweatshop.
1934: Golfer Horton Smith wins the first Masters Tournament, shooting a 284 and edging out Craig Wood by a single stroke at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
1934: Golfer Horton Smith wins the first Masters Tournament, shooting a 284 and edging out Craig Wood by a single stroke at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
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