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| March 29th |
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| About March 29th is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 277 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1790 - John Tyler, 10th U.S. President 1867 - Cy Young, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher 1905 - Philip Ahn, actor (Kung Fu, Back to Bataan) 1925 - Emlen Tunnell, Hall of Fame defensive back 1941 - James Hansen, physicist, climatolgist (NASA) 1949 - Michael Brecker, jazz saxophonist, composer 1955 - Earl Campbell, Hall of Fame running back 1963 - Elle Macpherson, model, actress 1968 - Lucy Lawless, actress (Xena: Warrior Princess) 1971 - Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary 1976 - Jennifer Capriati, professional tennis player Deaths 1848 - John Jacob Astor, prominent businessman (1st U.S. multi-millionaire) Events 1848 - An ice jam on the Niagara River causes Niagara Falls to stop flowing for the first time in recorded history. 1919 - The "Ringling Bros. and "Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows" makes its debut at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in the United States and executed two years later. 1951 - The musical The King and I opens on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. 1961 - The Twenty-Third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing Washington, D.C. residents to vote for the President and Vice President of the United States. 1962 - Jack Paar hosts The Tonight Show for the final time. 1971 - Lt. William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder in regards to the My Lai Massacre and sentenced to life in prison. 1973 - The final United States troops depart from South Vietnam ending the United States direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. 1974 - Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by the planet Mercury and sends back close-up images. 1982 - Michael Jordan hits the game winner in the North Carolina Tar Heel's 63-62 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas in the NCAA Championship game. 1987 - Hulk Hogan pins Andre the Giant before over 93,000 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome during WrestleMania III. 1992 - Presidential candidate Bill Clinton infamously says "I didn't inhale and never tried it again" in regards to his past marijuana use. 1999 - For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial average closes above 10,000. |
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