03/28/2024
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1783 – Hostilities formally cease in the American Revolutionary War.
1865 – Abraham Lincoln urges a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction.
1890 – Ellis Island, New York, designated as an immigration station.
1898 – President McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration.
1900 – The first modern submarine designed and built by John Philip Holland is purchased by the U.S. Navy.
1912 – RMS Titanic leaves Queenstown, Ireland, for NY.
1921 – Iowa imposes 1st state cigarette tax.
1924 – WLS-AM in Chicago, IL. begins radio transmissions.
1942 – US Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Award established.
1951 – US President Harry Truman relieves General Douglas McArthur of command in Korea.
1953 – US Department of Health, Education and Welfare created.
1957 – Ryan X-13 Vertijet becomes 1st jet to take-off & land vertically.
1963 – Warren Spahn beats Mets 6-1 for his 328th win (most by a lefty)
1967 – Harlem (NYC) voters defy Congress & re-elect Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
1970 – Apollo 13 launched to Moon; unable to land, returns in 6 days.
1976 – The Apple I computer, created by Steve Wozniak is released.
1984 – Challenger astronauts complete 1st in space satellite repair.
1996 – “King & I” premieres at Neil Simon Theater in NYC for 781 performances.
2012 – Billionaire Warren Buffett is diagnosed with prostate cancer.
2015 – Barack and Raul Castro meet in Panama, the 1st meeting of US and Cuban heads of state since the Cuban Revolution.

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