03/28/2024
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This Day In History1778—New Orleans businessman Oliver Pollock creates “$” symbol.

 
1826—Samuel Mory  patents internal combustion engine.
 
1850—San Francisco County government established.
 
1853—Cincinnati became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary.
 
1866—US Congress rejects presidential veto giving all equal rights in US.
 
1868—Hampton Institute opens.
 
1876—1st official National League baseball game. (Boston 6, Philadelphia 5)
 
1889—1st dish-washing machine marketed. (Chicago)
 
1918—Henry Miller’s Theater opens at 124 West 43rd Street NYC.
 
1927—1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master’s Voice.
 
1934—Bonnie & Clyde kill 2 police officers.
 
1936—Charles “Lucky” Luciano is arrested in Arkansas on a criminal warrant from New York.
 
1945—US forces invade Okinawa during WWII.
 
1954—1st US Army helicopter battalion forms, Fort Bragg, NC.
 
1954—US Air Force Academy forms.
 
1960—1st weather satellite launched. (TIROS 1)
 
1967—The United States Department of Transportation begins operation.
 
1970—Bud Selig becomes CEO of Milwaukee Brewers.
 
1976—Stephen Wozniak & Steve Jobs found Apple Computer.
 
1980—Baseball Players’ Association votes to cancel 92 remaining exhibition games.
 
1986—World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel.
 
1990—2nd Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus wins.
 
1990—CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger.
 
2004—Google introduces Gmail: the launch is met with skepticism on account of the launch date.
 
2011—Alan Rickman’s last performance in “Seminar” on Broadway.

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