03/28/2024
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1795 – 1st state university in the US opens, University of North Carolina.

1861 – Abraham Lincoln declared President in Washington, D.C.

1899 – -2 degrees F, Tallahassee, Florida (state record)

1925 – Congress makes Supreme Court appeals more difficult.

1935 – Bruno Hauptmann found guilty of kidnap & murder of Lindbergh infant. He proclaimed his innocence to the end.

1943 – Women’s US Marine Corps created.

1948 – Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to the US from England.

1952 – Future world champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Italian heavyweight boxer Gino Buonvino in the 2nd round at Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence for his 40th straight win.

1961 – Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records.

1968 – US sends 10,500 additional soldiers to Vietnam.

1973 – US dollar devalues 10%.

1980 – Apollo Computer Inc. incorporated.

1988 – XV Winter Olympic Games open in Calgary, Canada.

1995 – 3rd ESPY Awards: Steve Young, Bonnie Blair win.

2000 – 40th NBA All-Star Game, Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA: West beats East, 137-127; MVPs; Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs, F; Shaquille O’Neal, LA Lakers, C.

2000 – The last original “Peanuts” comic strip appear in newspapers one-day after Charles M. Schulz dies.

2013 – Sir Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, says he believes “a recovery is in sight” after fears raised about a triple dip recession.

2017 – Harrison Ford involved in a near miss while flying a plane at John Wayne Airport, Orange County.

2020 – January 2020 was the hottest January in recorded history according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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