Harold Perrineau, who played Michael Dawson

"Meet Kevin Johnson" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of Lost and first aired March 20, 2008, on ABC in the United States. It was written by Elizabeth Sarnoff and Brian K. Vaughan, and directed by Stephen Williams. Most of the narrative is a flashback centering on Michael Dawson, played by Harold Perrineau (pictured), in the month preceding the show's present day. The writers completed the episode on the first day of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. ABC pledged to air the episode regardless of the strike's resolution even though the writers felt that its cliffhanger was unsuitable as a potential season finale. Thirteen million Americans watched the episode. Its climax was criticized for its placement in the story and its focus on secondary characters. Critics responded well to Michael's emotional journey but complained that his physical journey conflicted with Lost's timeline. The episode was given the fourth season's only Primetime Emmy Award, for its sound mixing. (Full article...)

Manhattan House

• ... that a condominium conversion of Manhattan House (pictured) cost US$1.1 billion and took ten years?
• ... that it is controversial whether knowledge is the same as justified true belief?
• ... that baseball player Joey Marciano is a cousin of world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano?
• ... that some families feel pressure to reclassify their child to compete with their peers who have repeated a grade?
• ... that Helene Scheu-Riesz created the first German translation of Alice Through the Looking-Glass but struggled with Lewis Carroll's made-up words?
• ... that a South Carolina TV station went on the air 12 years after its owner said the odds of it existing were "fairly long"?
• ... that Satoko Kishimoto is the first elected female mayor of Suginami, Tokyo?
• ... that when Luna Park opened in 1906, the first program included "comedy sheep"?

Vladimir Putin

• The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russian president Vladimir Putin (pictured) and Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova for the abduction of children from Ukraine.
• At the Academy Awards, Everything Everywhere All at Once wins seven awards, including Best Picture.
• Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to re-establish diplomatic relations, seven years after they were severed.
• Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank both collapse over the span of three days, becoming the second- and third-largest bank failures in US history.

March 20: Nowruz (2023)

Douglas MacArthur

• 1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States, was published.
• 1923 – The Arts Club of Chicago hosted the opening of Pablo Picasso's first solo United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso.
• 1939 – Germany issued an ultimatum to Lithuania, demanding the return of the Klaipėda Region under threat of invasion.
• 1942 – World War II: After being forced to flee the Philippines for Australia, US Army general Douglas MacArthur (pictured) announced: "I came through and I shall return."
• 1993 – The Troubles: Two children were killed by the second of two bomb attacks by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Warrington, England.