03/28/2024
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1861 – Pony Express arrives in San Francisco with overland letters from NY.

1907 – Pope decree forbids modernization of theology.

1913 – Common Tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic)

1930 – US Veterans Administration created.

1938 – President Franklin Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.

1947 – 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC.

1951 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Oakmont GC: Sam Snead beats Walter Burkemo, 7 & 6 for his 3rd PGA Championship title.

1958 – “Andy Williams Show” premieres on ABC (later on CBS & NBC)

1966 – Atlanta Braves Tony Cloninger, 1st NL player and only pitcher to hit 2 grand slams in a MLB game (17-3 v SF Giants)

1970 – 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival.

1973 – North Carolina brothers Gaylord (Hall of Fame) and Jim Perry (3-time All Star) face each other for only time in MLB, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, Gaylord charged with loss.

1982 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 for the first of 6-straight Wimbledon singles titles.

1984 – Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members.

1985 – Tinker Bell’s first nightly flight at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida.

1986 – US President Reagan presides over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty.

1989 – US Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions.

1997 – Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit.

2018 – US Justice and Education Departments rescind Obama affirmative action policies in college admissions.

2019 – US produces the most waste per head globally and recycles the least at 35% according to new research by Verisk Maplecroft, Germany recycles the most at 68%.

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