03/29/2024
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This Day In History1833 – John Deere makes 1st steel plough.

1835 – James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald (price 1 cent).

1851 – Linus Yale patents Yale lock.

1864 – US Civil war: General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta, Georgia.

1906 – “Temporary” permit to erect overhead wires on Market Street, San Francisco.

1929 – American League announces it will discontinue MVP award.

1940 – Pulitzer prize awarded to John Steinbeck (Grapes of Wrath).

1941 – At California’s March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.

1957 – Last broadcast of “I Love Lucy” on CBS-TV.

1957 – Pulitzer prize awarded to John F. Kennedy (Profiles in Courage).

1960 – US President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights act of 1960.

1972 – 98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01:8.

1979 – Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women’s International Golf Tournament.

1982 – Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games.

1991 – Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) lands.

1995 – Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV.

1997 – Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

2011 – The US Department of Labor states that 244,000 jobs were created in April, with 235,000 added in February  and 221,000 in March, but unemployment continues to grow, reaching 9%.

2013 – Wal-Mart becomes the largest company by revenue on the Fortune 500 list.

2013 – The US Senate passes a bill enabling taxing of online sales.

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