* On March 31, 1985 The WWF Presented The First WrestleMania At Madison Square Garden In New York City With An Attendance Of 19, 121

At WrestleMania XIV he served as " guest ring announcer " during a match between Kane and the Undertaker, before which he took a Tombstone Piledriver from Kane ( nicknamed " The Big Red Machine " for his red ring attire ).

At WrestleMania XV in 1999, he had a rematch with McMahon for the European Championship, but Triple H betrayed him and cost Waltman the title.

At WrestleMania XXVII, during a promo package for professional wrestler John Cena, DMX gave a special sermon, which reflects his ministry beliefs and the church-like entrance of Cena.

* At WrestleMania XIV in 1998, guest ring announcer Pete Rose taunted the Boston crowd about the curse ( Rose was on the Cincinnati Reds team that beat Boston in the 1975 World Series ).

At WrestleMania XIX, he challenged the champion, Matt Hardy, for the title but lost after Shannon Moore interfered.

At WrestleMania XX, Mysterio took part in a Cruiserweight Open for the title, but lost as Chavo retained the title.

At WrestleMania XXVII, Mysterio was defeated by Rhodes in a singles match.

At WrestleMania X-Seven, Shane McMahon defeated Vince in a street fight.

At WrestleMania X8, RVD faced Regal for the Intercontinental title and won the match after he hit Regal with a Five-Star Frog Splash.

At WrestleMania XX, Booker and Van Dam defended the World Tag Team Championship in a fatal four-way elimination tag team match against the Dudley Boyz, La Résistance, and the team of Mark Jindrak and Garrison Cade.

At WrestleMania 2000 on April 2, Edge and Christian defeated the Hardy Boyz and the Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray and D-Von ) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship in a Triangle Ladder match, which ultimately led to the creation of the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match ( TLC ).

At WrestleMania X8, Edge found himself in a match with Booker T that was the result of Edge beating out Booker for a fictitious Japanese shampoo endorsement.

At WrestleMania XXIV, Edge lost the World Heavyweight championship to The Undertaker when he tapped out to the gogoplata.

At WrestleMania XXV in April, Edge lost the championship to John Cena in a Triple Threat match, which also included The Big Show.

At WrestleMania XXVII, in his last WWE in-ring match, Edge successfully defended the World Title against Alberto Del Rio in the opening match.

At WrestleMania X-Seven, he competed in his only WrestleMania match, losing the Hardcore Championship to Kane in a Triple Threat match that also included The Big Show.

At the inaugural WrestleMania at a sold out Madison Square Garden in 1985, Sammartino was in his son's corner, for his match against Brutus Beefcake.

At WrestleMania IV, DiBiase defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan in the first round and Don Muraco in the quarterfinal before receiving a bye in the semi-finals to advance to the finals of the tournament.

At WrestleMania VII, DiBiase lost by countout to Virgil, who had help from ' Rowdy ' Roddy Piper.

At WrestleMania XIX, he successfully defended it against Rey Mysterio.

At WrestleMania 13, Hart defeated Austin in a ' Submission ' match with Ken Shamrock as a special referee.

At St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Stone Cold got a one-on-one match against McMahon in a Steel Cage match, with the WWF Championship opportunity at WrestleMania XV at stake.

At WrestleMania XXV the first three man inter-brand commentary team since the WWE Brand Extension was used, and consisted of Jim Ross, Jerry " The King " Lawler, and Michael Cole.

At the marriage of Alexander to Margaret of England in 1251, Henry III of England seized the opportunity to demand from his son-in-law homage for the Scottish kingdom, but Alexander did not comply.

At Christmas 1196, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI attempted to force Alexios III to pay him a tribute of 5, 000 pounds ( later negotiated down to 1, 600 pounds ) of gold or face invasion.

At first Alexios III received Alexios V well, even allowing him to marry his daughter Eudokia Angelina.

At the time, Alfonso was at odds with Callixtus III, who died shortly thereafter.

At this time the Piast duke Konrad I of Masovia with the consent of Pope Innocent III had started the first of several unsuccessful Prussian Crusades into the adjacent Chełmno Land and Christian acted as a missionary among the Prussians east of the Vistula River.

At first Pope Innocent III tried pacific conversion, and sent a number of legates into the Cathar regions.

At the Battle of Lewes in 1264, the rebellious barons, led by Simon de Montfort, had defeated the royal army and taken King Henry III captive.

At the age of 77, Frederick III died at Linz when the amputation of his left leg caused him to bleed to death.

At that time Tiridates III the son of the late King Khosrov II, reigned.

At the Battle of Vienna ( 1683 ), the Army of the Holy Roman Empire, led by the Polish King John III Sobieski, decisively defeated a large Turkish army, ending the western colonial Ottoman advance and leading to the eventual dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire in Europe.

At age 17, Booth made his stage debut on August 14, 1855, in the supporting role of the Earl of Richmond in Richard III at Baltimore's Charles Street Theatre.

At Easter in 1180, Raymond and his cousin Bohemond III of Antioch attempted to force Sibylla to marry Balian's brother Baldwin of Ibelin.

At the Battle of Crécy ( 1346 ), Edward III of England sent his son, Edward, the Black Prince, to lead the charge into battle and when pressed to send reinforcements, the king replied, " say to them that they suffer him this day to win his spurs.

At Albert's request, Pope Innocent III dedicated the Baltic countries to the Virgin Mary to popularize recruitment to his army and the name " Mary's Land " has survived up to modern times.

At first William was seen as a moderate ruler, whose friendship with liberal Britain was symbolised by the recent marriage of his son ( the future Frederick III ) to Queen Victoria's eldest daughter ; their son ( the future William II ) was born in 1859.

At the court of Guimarães he was the councilor and spokesman for King Afonso III of Portugal in church matters.

At the time, Sylvester III also restated his claim.

At the age of thirty-six he was summoned to Rome by Pope Paul III ( 1534 – 1549 ), under whom he held successive appointments as first judge of the capital, abbreviator, and vice-chancellor of the Campagna.

At the outset, he had to reckon with the presence of the powerful antipope Clement III in Rome, but a series of well-attended synods held in Rome, Amalfi, Benevento, and Troia supported him in renewed declarations against simony, Investiture Controversy, clerical marriages, and continued opposition to Emperor Henry IV.

At a young age he was raised at the Lateran Palace during the pontificate of Pope Adrian I, and it was under Stephen's predecessor Pope Leo III that he was first ordained a Subdeacon before he was subsequently made a Deacon.

At the Fourth Lateran Council, Innocent III and his prelates legislated against subordination of Christians to Jews.

At a great diet held at Speyer in 1146, Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III and many of his nobles were also incited to dedicate themselves to the crusade by the eloquence of Bernard.

At the end of the Persian era in 351 BCE, it was invaded by the emperor Artaxerxes III and then by Alexander the Great in 333 BCE when the Hellenistic era of Sidon began.

* The 20 highest-grossing films of the decade are ( in order from highest to lowest grossing ): Avatar, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Spider-Man 3, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Finding Nemo, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Shrek the Third.

* February – At Carrión the king of Castile, Ferdinand III announces his intention to resume his effort of reconquest against al-Andalus.