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March 20, 1959: Less than three months after Fidel Castro's takeover of Cuba, the Reds and the Dodgers play the first of two exhibition games in Havana. The Reds have had a farm club in Havana since 1954. Prior to the game, Cincinnati outfielder Pete Whisenant poses for a photo holding a machine gun flanked by three Castro rebels. As relations between the U.S. and Cuba deteriorate, the Havana club moves to Jersey City in July of 1960.
March 15, 1975: The Penguins pummel the Capitals 12-1 at the Civic Center in Pittsburgh. Nine different Penguins score. The defeat is the 35th in a row on the road for the Caps, a first-year expansion team. Their losing streak reaches 37 games. Washington finishes the season 8-67-5 overall and 1-39-0 on the road.