03/28/2024
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This Day In History1565—1st permanent settlement in US forms (St. Augustine, Florida)

1755—Battle of Lake George in the Province of New York—British army beats French.

1858—Abraham Lincoln supposedly says in a speech “You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all the time”

1900—6,000 killed when a hurricane & tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas.

1915—Association of Negro Life & History founded.

1916—US President Wilson signs the Emergency Revenue Act, doubling the rate of income tax and adding inheritance and munitions profit tax.

1920—US Air Mail service begins (NYC to SF)

1921—1st Miss America crowned in Atlantic City – Margaret Gorman (16) of Washington, DC.

1930—1st appearance of comic strip “Blondie”

1939—FDR declares “limited national emergency” due to war in Europe.

1946—Bill Kennedy of Rocky Mount (CPL) strikes out minors record 456.

1952—Ernest Hemingway’s “Old Man & the Sea” published.

1957—Jackie Wilson, releases his 1st solo single “Reet Petite”

1966—“Star Trek” premieres on NBC-TV.

1968—“Funny Girl” with Barbara Streisand premieres.

1972—Chicago Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year.

1974—US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon of all federal crimes.

1985—“USA Weekend’s” 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers.

1986—“The Oprah Winfrey Show” is first broadcast nationally.

1994—USAir Boeing 737 crashes at Pittsburgh Airport, killing all 132 on board.

1999—-US Attorney General Janet Reno names former Senator John Danforth to head an independent investigation of the 1993 fire at the Branch Davidian church near Waco, Texas in response to revelations in the film “Waco, The Rules of Engagement”

2008—128th Women’s U.S. Open: Serena Williams beats Jelena Jankovic (6-4, 7-5)

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