03/28/2024
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This Day In History1782 – Charleston, SC evacuated by British.
1793 – 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati.
1798 – David Wilkerson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine.
1819 – Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state.
1849 – 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert (Boston)
1915 – Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion.
1934 – 1st streamlined steam locomotive introduced (Albany NY)
1941 – 1st NFL division playoff, Bears beat Packers 33-14.
1947 – The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is founded in Daytona Beach Florida.
1957 – “Most Happy Fella” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances.
1964 – Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes “Walk Away Rene”
1969 – Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on “Ed Sullivan Show”
1977 – “Saturday Night Fever” starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC.
1984 – Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football.
1987 – Chrysler pleads no contest to selling driven vehicles as new.
1988 – CBS’ $1.1 billion bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights.
1995 – AIDS patient Jeff Getty receives baboon bone marrow transplant.
2003 – President George W. Bush announces the capture of Saddam Hussein.
2009 – 75th Heisman Trophy Award: Mark Ingram, Jr., Alabama (RB)
2012 – 28 people, including 20 children, are shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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