03/29/2024
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This Day In History1692 – First people are accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts – Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Titube, a West Indian slave.

1892 – Britain & US sign treaty on seal hunting in Bering Sea.

1892 – St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.

1932 – TIME magazine features eccentric American politician William “Alfalfa” Murray on its cover after Murray stated his intention to run for President of the United States.

1940 – Hattie McDaniel becomes 1st black woman to win an Oscar.

1940 – 12 Academy Awards: “Gone with the Wind” wins eight Oscars, Robert Donat & Vivien Leigh also win.

1956 – President Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term.

1960 – 1st playboy club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago.

1960 – JFK makes “missile gap” the presidential campaign issue.

1964 – LBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter.

1968 – US end regular flights with nuclear bombs.

1972 – Jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust charges were dropped for $400,000 contribution to Republican Party.

1972 – Hank Aaron becomes 1st baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year.

1976 – ABC-TV broadcast premiere of 1965’s hit “The Sound of Music”

1980 – Michael Bracey ends 59 hour, 55 minute trapped in an elevator, England.

1980 – Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals.

1988 – NYC Mayor Koch calls Regan a “Wimp” in the war on drugs.

1992 – Professional Spring Football League begins.

1996 – Soyus TM-23 lands.

2004 – 76th Academy Awards: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” Sean Penn & Charlize Theron win.

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