03/28/2024
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This Day In History1422—Henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.

1842—Micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolt machine.

1842—US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress.

1886—1st major earthquake recorded in eastern US, at Charleston, SC, 110 die.

1897—Thomas Edison patented his movie camera (Kinetograph)

1909—A. J. Reach Co. patents cork-centered baseball.

1920—Detroit radio station is 1st to broadcast a news program on the air.

1935—FDR signs an act prohibiting export of US arms to belligerents.

1940—US National Guard assembles.

1941—Great Gildersleeve, a spin-off of Fibber McGee & Molly debuts on NBC.

1954—UIS Census Bureau forms.

1959—Sandy Koufax breaks Dizzy Dean’s National League mark of 18 strikeouts in a game.

1965—US House of Representatives and Senate establish Department of Housing & Urban Development.

1976—George Harrison found guilty of plagiarizing “My Sweet Lord”

1980—“Oklahoma” closes at Palace Theater NYC after 301 performances.

1987—Curtis Strange set golf’s earning for year record ($697,385)

1990—Ken Griffey, Sr. & Jr. are 1st father & son to play on same team, each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners.

1997—Don Mattingly’s #23 is retired by NY Yankees.

2012—Apple loses its patent dispute with Samsung in Tokyo, Japan.

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