03/28/2024
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This Day In History1845 – Ether 1st used in childbirth in US in Jefferson, Georgia.

 

1682 – Battle of Elizabethtown, KY.

 

1903 – “Sweet Adaline”, a barbershop quartet favorite, is first sung.

 

1915 – US Iron and Steel workers begin a 3-week strike in Ohio for a eight-hour-day: they are successful as the US needs steel for armaments.

 

1927 – Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II’s “Show Boat” premieres in NYC.

 

1932 – Radio City Music Hall opens (NYC)

 

1937 – Mae West performs Adam & Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio.

 

1945 – The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations.

 

1947 – 1st “Howdy Doody Show” (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC.

 

1956 – Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games.

 

1968 – Apollo 8 returns to Earth.

 

1970 – “Hello Dolly!” closes at St. James Theater NYC after 2844 performances.

 

1974 – Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years.

 

1986 – 2nd Soap Opera Digest Awards: Days of Our Lives wins.

 

1991 – “Carol Burnett Show” last airs on CBS-TV.

 

1992 – Harry Connick, Jr. is caught with 9mm gun in NY’s JFK airport.

 

1993 – Dow Jones hits record 3792.93.

 

1996 – CARQUEST Bowl 7: Miami beats Virginia 31-21.

 

2001 – The People’s Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.

 

2012 – NASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025

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