03/29/2024
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This Day In History1893 – C Dazey’s “In Old Kentucky” premieres in NYC (27 seasons)

1910 – Blanche Scott becomes the first woman to fly at a public event in the US at Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1915 – 25,000 women march in New York city demanding to vote.

1921 – Green Bay Packers play 1st NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis.

1932 – “Fred Allen Show” premieres on radio.

1933 – John Dillinger and his gang rob Central National Bank, in Greencastle, Indiana.  They take $75,000.

1941 – Walt Disney’s animated film “Dumbo” released.

1942 – First chips of invasion fleet to Morocco leave Norfolk.

1942 – All 12 passengers and crewman aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner killed when it is struck by a U.S. Army Air Force bomber near Palm Springs, California.  Amongst the victims is composer Ralph Rainger (“Thanks for the Memory”)

1945 – Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract.

1957 –  First test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3.

1963 – Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park” premieres in NYC.

1964 – Time Magazine uses term “op art” for 1st time.

1972 – “Pippin” opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 1944 performances.

1973 – Richard Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge John Sirica.

1988 – Robert Bork’s supreme court nomination rejected by US Senate.

1991 – Clarence Thomas sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice.

1997 – At 6:11 AM San Francisco experiences a power blackout due to sabotage.

2001 – Apple releases iPod.

2013 – Boston Red Sox defeat St. Louis Cardinals in game 1 of the MLB 2013 World Series.

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