March 29th in History
The Terracotta Warriors are discovered, the last "buzz bomb" attack takes place, the Rosenbergs and William Calley are convicted while Manson is sentenced to death — and, oh yes — Coke® was invented. Happy birthday to Eric Idle, Vincent "the Chin" Gigante, Pearl Bailey, Man o' War, Cy Young, and Tippecanoe's add-on. RIP Johnnie Cochran, Lee Atwater, Seurat, and Emanuel Swedenborg. Happy Día del Joven Combatiente!
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Patrick Henry says "Give me liberty, or give me death!" In other news, Lewis and Clark head back, Hitler becomes dictator, and the first "safety elevator" is installed. It's the birthday of Moses Malone, Chaka Khan, Werner von Braun, Akira Kurosawa, and Joan Crawford; Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Lorre die. Happy Tubilustrium!
Read MoreMarch 24th in History
Tokugawa becomes Shogun! In other news, the Great Escape begins, Elvis is drafted, and the Exxon Valdez has a slight accident. Peyton Manning, Tommy Hilfinger, Steve McQueen, Clyde Barrow, Ub Iwerks, Fatty Arbuckle, and Houdini are born; Field Marshal Montgomery, Jules Verne, Longfellow, Queen Elizabeth I, and Harun al-Rashid die.
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Venice is founded, Richard Lionhearted is fatally wounded, the British abolish the slave trade, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company catches fire, the Scottsboro Boys are arrested, and the Selma Marchers reach Montgomery. Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Gloria Steinem, Flannery O'Connor, Howard Cosell, and Jack Ruby are born; Buck Owens, and Claude Debussy died — along with the guy everybody imitates when they pretend to talk like a pirate, Robert Newton, who played Long John Silver. Happy Våffeldagen!
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