March 31, 1961 (Friday)
- The last train ran on Ireland's Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway.
- Died: The Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, 86, leader of Iran's Shiite Muslims. His death led the way to the ascension of the 58 year old AyatollahRuhollah Khomeini, who in 1979 would become the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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“Averageness is a quality we must put up with. Men march toward civilization in column formation, and by the time the van has learned to admire the masters the rear is drawing reluctantly away from the totem pole.”
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