03/29/2024
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1884 – “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain is first published in the UK and Canada (US February, 1885, due to printing error)

1898 – Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-American War is signed by US President McKinley, US acquires Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam.

1906 – US President Theodore Roosevelt is the 1st American awarded Nobel Peace Prize.

1919 – National Baseball League votes to ban the spitball’s use by all new pitchers.

1927 – “Grand Ole Opry” first named as such during Barn Dance radio broadcast, in Nashville, Tennessee.

1935 – James Chadwick is awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the neutron.

1936 – Edward VIll signs instrument of Abdication, giving up the British throne to marry American Wallis Simpson.

1945 – Preston Tucker reveals plan to produce the Torpedo, a new 150 MPH car.

1961 – Houston Oilers utility back Billy Cannon gains AFL record 373 yards combined rushing/receiving in 48-21 win over NY Titans at the Polo Grounds, NYC.

1963 – 6-year-old Donny Osmond’s singing debut on Andy Williams Show.

1973 – First time since 1885, tennis has 2 top male players – American Stan Smith and Jimmy Connors.

1980 – Soyu T-3 returns to Earth.

1985 – Bill to balance the federal budget passed by US Congress.

1992 – NY Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key.

2001 – 67th Heisman Trophy Award: Eric Crouch, Nebraska (QB)

2009 – US President Barack Obama accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

2012 – Google begins selling $99 laptops.

2021 – Rare December tornadoes strike four American states, with a ‘Quad state Tornado’ across Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky, completely destroying some towns and leaving at least 70 dead.

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