03/29/2024
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1859 – Otis Tufts patents the first passenger elevator in the US.

1904 – Libanus McLouth Todd of Rochester, New York patents his check-writing machine, the Protectograph designed to protect against check forgers.

1910 – Chicago resident Alva Fisher receives US patent for an electric washing machine.

1925 – Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out.

1936 – Jesse Owens is part of the American 4x100m relay team that wins gold in world record (39.8) at the Berlin Olympics; his 4th gold medal of the Games.

1944 – Smokey Bear debuts as spokesman for fire prevention for US Forest Service (named after NYC fireman Smokey Joe Martin)

1945 – US drops second atomic bomb “Fat Man” on Nagasaki, Japan, destroying part of the city.

1946 – 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night.

1963 – NY Met Roger Craig’s NL record-tying 18-game losing streak ends.

1966 – The Beatles release their “Yellow Submarine” single and its album “Revolver” in the US.

1969 – Manson family commits Tate-LaBianca murders.

1970 – Peruvian Airlines LANSA Flight 502 explodes killing 101 people including 45 US exchange students.

1974 – Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States and Vice President Gerald Ford swears the oath of office to take his place as the 38th US President.

1981 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Atlanta Athletic Club: Larry Nelson wins by 4 strokes from Fuzzy Zoeller.

1988 – Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to LA Kings for $15-$20 millions.

1997 – “Just to See You Smile” single released by Tim McGraw (Billboard Song of the Year 1998)

2012 – Women’s Olympic Football Gold Medal won by the USA beating Japan 2-1 in the final.

2016 – American swimmer Michael Phelps swims 1:53,36 to win the men’s 200m butterfly gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; beats Japan’s Masato Sakai by 0.04 for his 20th Olympic gold medal.

2017 – Giant inflatable chicken resembling US President Donald Trump placed outside US White House as a political protest.

2020 – Brazil passes 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, the world’s 2nd highest with over 3 million recorded cases.

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