03/29/2024
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This Day In History1639 – William Coddington founds Newport, Rhode Island.
1792 – US establishes the military draft.
1861 – Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederacy.
1879 – George Selden files for 1st patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
1886 – Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta sells first Coca-Cola (contained cocaine)
1912 – Film and television production/distribution studio Paramount Pictures is founded.
1926 – 1st flight over North Pole (Bennett & Byrd)
1942 – Aircraft carrier USS Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack in Coral Sea.
1952 – “Of Thee I Sing” opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 72 performances.
1963 – JFK offers Israel assistance against aggression.
1967 – Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army.
1968 – Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins (4-0).
1970 – Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in NYC’s Wall Street.
1979 – Radio Shack releases TRSDOS 2.3.
1984 – USSR announces it will not participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
1987 – Gary Hart quits US democratic presidential race (Donna Rice affair).
1994 – President Clinton announces US will no longer repatriate boat people.
2001 – 36th Academy of Country Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill & Toby Keith win.
2010 – The last piece of Yankee Stadium falls in the Bronx, New York, marking the end of the two year demolition process.

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