03/29/2024
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1810 – John Jacob Astor organizes the Pacific Fur Company in Astoria, Oregon.

1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes patents the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful of its kind.

1888 – Frederick Douglas is 1st African-American nominated for US President.

1908 – The USA suspends diplomatic relationships with Venezuela after the refusal of Cipriano Castro’s government to compensate Americans for injuries suffered in the uprising of 1899.

1917 – Ernie Shore enters game after Boston Red pitcher, Babe Ruth is ejected for throwing a punch at umpire, retires all 26 batters he faces to win 4-0 vs Washington Senators; ruled combined no-hitter.

1922 – British Open Men’s Golf, Royal St George’s GC: Walter Hagan becomes first American-born winner of the Open Championship, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Jim Barnes and George Duncan.

1926 – The College Board administers the first SAT exam in US.

1931 – Wiley Post and Harold Catty took off for flight around the world.

1933 – Don McNeill’s Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35 1/2 year run on NBC.

1944 – 4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153.

1951 – Most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage & $14M property-Kansas)

1960 – 1st contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the U.S.

1967 – US Senate censures Thomas J Dodd (D-Ct) for misusing campaign funds.

1972 – US President Nixon & his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate.

1979 – Charlie Daniels Band releases “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”

1986 – Tip O’Neill refuses to let President Reagan address House.

1991 – Mazda becomes 1st Japanese car to capture Le Mans 24 hour race.

2003 – Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career homers and 500 steals.

2011 – NBA Draft: Duke point guard Kyrie Irving first pick Cleveland Cavaliers.

2017 – “Bridge Over Troubled Water” single organized by Simon Cowell for those affected by Grenfell tower fire reaches No.1 in UK charts.

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