On this day: March 5
The Boston Massacre riles up American colonists, Che strikes a famous pose, Elvis is discharged, a plane crash kills Patsy Cline, and John Belushi overdoses, all on this day.
1993: Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is banned from racing for life by the Amateur Athletic Association after testing positive for banned performance-enhancing substances for a second time. Johnson had earlier been banned for two years and stripped of an Olympic gold medal for the 100-meter sprint after testing positive at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
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