03/28/2024
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1909 – Construction of US navy base begins at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

1911 – Many cities in the U.S. Midwest broke their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.

1918 – WWI Armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect and World War I hostilities end at 11am, “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”

1921 – US President Warren G. Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery.

1926 – U.S. Route 66 is established from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California 2,448 miles.

1930 – Patent number US1781541 us awarded to Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard for their invention of the Einstein refrigerator.

1939 – Kate Smith first sings Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America”

1940 – Willys unveiled its General Purpose vehicle (“Jeep”)

1947 – “Gentlemen’s Agreement” directed by Elia Karan and starring Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire premieres in New York (Best Picture 1948)

1959 – 1st episode of “Rocky & His Friends” airs.

1963 – Brian Epstein & Ed Sullivan sign a 3 show contract for The Beatles.

1966 – Methodist Church & Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church (USA)

1972 – Dow Jones Index moves above 1,000 for 1st time.

1981 – Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award.

1987 – Judge Anthony Kennedy nominated to Supreme Court.

1987 – Roger Clemens wins consecutive Cy Young Awards.

1994 – Bill Gates buys Leonardo da Vinci’s “Codex” for $30,800,000.

2017 – Largest Singles Day sales ever – Alibaba says its sales alone were $25.3 billion.

2019 – Arctic blast brings record low temperatures for November to the US Midwest including Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois.

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