03/28/2024
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1789 – George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America.
1798 – US Department of the Navy forms.
1803 – US doubles in size through Louisiana Purchase ($15 million).
1859 – Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” is first published in literary periodical “All the Year Round” (weekly installments until Nov. 26)
1864 – New York becomes 1st state to charge a hunting license fee.
1885 – Boston Pops Orchestra forms.
1900 – Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughn, Mississippi, while trying to make up time on the Cannonball Express.
1904 – Ice cream cone makes its debut.
1916 – Chicago Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beats Reds.
1925 – Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc. is sold to Dillon, Read & Company for $146 million plus $50 million for charity.
1939 – NBC/RCA 1st public TV demo with FDR at opening of NY World’s Fair.
1945 – “Arthur Godfrey Time” begins a 27 year run on CBS radio.
1955 – Perez Prado’s “Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White” goes #1 for 10 weeks.
1961 – San Francisco Giant Willie Mays hits 4 HRs in a game.
1972 – “Arthur Godfrey Time” ends a 27-year run on radio.
1973 – President Nixon announces the resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, et al.
1982 – Atlanta Braves win record 12th straight from beginning of season.
1992 – 208th & final episode of Cosby Show on NBC-TV.
1997 – 42 million watch Ellen DeGeneres admit she is gay.
2009 – Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
2015 – US Senator Bernie Sanders announces he will seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for President.

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