03/28/2024
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This Day In History1683 – William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty “not sworn to, nor broken”

1810 – John Jacob Astor organizes the Pacific Fur Company in Astoria, Oregon.

1819 – First edition of “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” by Washington Irving released, featuring story “Rip Van Winkle”

1917 – Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox with a runner on, he throws him out & retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game.

1922 – 57th British Gold Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 300 at Royal St. George.

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

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

1938 – Marineland opens in Florida-1st Aquarium.

1947 – US President Truman’s veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by Congress.

1955 – Walt Disney’s “Lady & the Tramp” released.

1958 – US Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 1/2 years in Little Rock, Arkansas.

1960 – “Pat Boone Show” last airs on ABC-TV.

1961 – Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak.

1970 – “Red Skelton Show” last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV.

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”

1983 – US Supreme Court ruled Congress could not veto presidential decisions.

1993 –  United Nations authorizes worldwide oil embargo against Haiti.

2005 – San Antonio Spurs beat Detroit Piston 4-3 in NBA finals MVP: Tim Duncan (his third), San Antonio

2009 – Akio Toyoda is confirmed as the new President of the Toyota motor Corporation.

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

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