03/29/2024
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This Day In History

1784 – Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America’s symbol.

1802 – Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library.

1837 – Michigan admitted as 26th US state.

1861 – Louisiana secedes from the Union (US Civil War)

1870 – Virginia rejoins US.

1875 – Electric dental drill is patented by George F. Green.

1905 – World’s largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, is found in South Africa.

1913 – Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for playing as a professional.

1918 – Herbert Hoover, US Food Administrator, calls for “wheatless” & “meatless” days for the war effort.

1920 – Former Ford Motor Co., executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.

1939 – Filming begins on “Gone With the Wind”

1948 – Executive Order 9981 ending racial segregation in US Armed Forces signed.

1954 – Ground breaking begins on Disneyland.

1961 – “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” by Elvis Presley peaks at #1.

1963 – “Milk & Honey” closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 543 performances.

1979 – “The Dukes of Hazzard” premieres on US TV network CBS.

1989 – US computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus.

1992 – Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect.

2005 – Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first African American woman to hold the post.

2006 – Western Union discontinues its telegram service.

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