This is the birthday of English film director David Lean [1]. He was born in Croydon, England in 1908, and died in 1991. He is best known for his films Lawrence of Arabia [2], The Bridge on the River Kwai [3], and Doctor Zhivago. [4]
National Medal of Honor day is officially observed on March 25th of each year.
On March 25 1944 RAF Flight Sergeant Nicholas Alkemade [5] survived a jump from a burning Lancaster bomber from 18,000 feet over Germany without a parachute. His fall was broken by pine trees and soft snow, and he suffered only a sprained leg. He died on June 22nd, 1987.