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March 17

Enjoy an exciting evening with Harry Connick Jr. and his big band, live in Bangkok for the first time. As part of his My New Orleans tour, Harry will perform a number of hits associated with his home town. The show starts at 8 pm at the Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World. Tickets are 1,000 to 4,000 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more details, call 02 262 3456.

In 1967, Snoopy and Charlie Brown from the Peanuts comic appear on the cover of Life magazine.

March 18

Happy Birthday to Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine (1979).

In 1989, a 4,400-year-old mummy is found in the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.

March 19

In 1962, Bob Dylan releases his first album.

In 1953, the Academy Awards air on television for the first time.

March 20

Until April 20 at 100 Tonson Gallery on Soi Tonson, Ploenchit Road, see Myths and Monstrosities, an exhibition of sculptural ceramics and drawings. Belgian artist Peggy Wauters takes inspiration from the symbolic status of society�s outsiders, such as prisoners, orphans and the disabled. The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. For more information, call 02 684 1527.

Happy Birthday to veteran American film director Spike Lee (1957).

March 21

In 1994, Bill Gates of Microsoft and Craig McCaw of McCaw Cellular Communications announce a $9 billion plan to send 840 satellites into orbit to relay information around the globe.

In 2001, Nintendo releases Game Boy Advance in Japan.

March 22

In 1904, the first colour photographever published appears in the London Daily Illustrated Mirror.

Until the end of March, see Mickey & Minnie�s Amazing Journey. The Disney on Ice show is live family entertainment that takes audiences on a journey of surprises and adventure. Shows start at 3 pm and 6 pm at Impact Arena. Tickets are 200 to 1,500 baht at Thai Ticketmajor.

March 23

In 1903, the Wright Brothers apply for a patent for their first aeroplane.

In 1840, astronomer John William Draper takes the first successful photo of the Moon.