03/29/2024
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1799 – Congress standardizes US weights & measures.
1819 – US passed its 1st immigration law.
1824 – Interstate commerce comes under federal control.
1861 – Government Printing Office purchases 1st printing plant, Washington.
1893 – 1st federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features.
1904 – “Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs” adopted.
1927 – Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year).
1942 – 14th Academy Awards: “How Green was My Valley”, Gary Cooper & Joan Fontaine win.
1949 – 1st automated street light (New Milford, Ct).
1955 – William Inge’s “Bus Stop” premieres in NYC.
1962 – Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game.
1965 – One of the most popular musical films of all time, “The Sound of Music”, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, is released (Best Picture 1966).
1970 – Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years.
1974 – Grand jury concludes US President Richard Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up.
1977 – Future Tonight Show host Jay Leno with host Johnny Carson.
1986 – Protestors try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to US.
1991 – NC State Chris Corchiani becomes 1st NCAAer to get 1,000 assists.
1997 – Saudi Arab billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal acquires 5% of Apple.
2004 – Voters in the US state of Georgia vote on a referendum concerning its confederacy-derived flag.
2016 – US astronauts Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Korniendo returned to earth after nearly a year (340 days), setting an ISS record.

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