03/28/2024
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1796 – First elephant arrives in US from India.
1865 – Raleigh, North Carolina, captured by Union forces.
1869 – Steam power brake patented (George Westinghouse)
1883 – US prospector Alfred Packer convicted of manslaughter though accused of cannibalism.
1904 – US Congress authorizes Lewis & Clark Expo $1 gold coin.
1911 – The US House of Representatives votes to institute direct elections of senators to Congress, a step towards direct democracy.
1920 – 1st woman US Civil Service Commissioner, Helen Hamilton appointed.
1934 – 4.7 million US families report receiving welfare payments.
1943 – FDR dedicates Jefferson Memorial.
1949 – Philip S. Hench at Mayo Clinic announces discovery of cortisone to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
1957 – Saturday postal delivery in US is temporarily halted due to lack of funds.
1962 – US steel industry forced to give up price increases.
1966 – Pan Am places $525,000,000 order for 25 Boeing 747s.
1970 – Apollo 13 announces “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here”, as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon.
1979 – Longest doubles Ping-Pong match ends after 101 hours.
1981 – Washington Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax)
1992 – American Airlines reduce its 1st-class fares 20%-50%.
1992 – Great Chicago Flood – Chicago’s underground tunnels flood.
1992 – Crystal Pepsi begins test marketing in Sacramento, Providence, Denver, Dallas, and Grand Rapids.
2006 – Powerful tornadoes rip through Iowa City, Iowa.

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