03/29/2024
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This Day In History
1697 – 1st English colony in America lands at Cape Henry, Virginia.
1865 – Battle of Durham Station, NC (Greensboro)
1865 – Confederate Gen. J.E. Johnston surrenders Army of Tennessee, at Durham, NC.
1931 – Lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him American League home run crown; he & Babe Ruth tie for season.
1941 – A tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs)
1952 – Patty Berg scores 64, best competitive round of golf by a woman.
1954 – Nationwide test of Salk anti-polio vaccine begins.
1961 – Roger Maris hits 1st of 61 homers in 1961.
1967 – “Hallelujah, Baby!” opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 293 performances.
1971 – San Francisco lightship replaced by automatic buoy.
1976 – Pan Am begins non-stop flights NYC-Tokyo.
1982 – Rod Stewart is mugged, gunman steals his $50,000 Porsche.
1988 – 1st TNN Viewers choice awards – Randy Travis wins in 5 categories.
1990 – Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller’s record of pitching 12 1-hitters.
1992 – Alex Haley, (Roots), wins 1992 Ellis Island Award, posthumously.
1993 – NBC announces Conan O’Brien to replace David Letterman.
1993 – STS-55 (Columbia) launches into orbit.
2003 – 2003 NFL Draft: Carson Palmer from USC first pick by Cincinnati Bengals.
2012 – 2012 NFL Draft: Andrew Luck from University of Stanford first pick by Indianapolis Colts.
2012 – Indonesia suspends imports of American beef after a confirmed case of mad cow disease in California.

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