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March 29, 1999 61st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at ThunderDome St. Petersburg March 29, 1998 17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at Kemper Arena KC March 29, 1998 27th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship March 29, 1997 1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yanks 2-0 (exhibition) March 29, 1997 Actor Harry Hamlin weds actress Lisa Rinna March 29, 1997 PBA National Championship Won by Rick Steelsmith March 29, 1996 10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men March 29, 1996 Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens March 29, 1996 New York Yankees beats New York Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game March 29, 1995 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Chicago, Illinois on WCKG 105.9 FM March 29, 1994 Coach Jimmy Johnson quits Dallas Cowboys March 29, 1994 Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border March 29, 1994 Serbs and Croats signed a cease-fire to end the war in Croatia March 29, 1993 65th Academy Awards - "Unforgiven," Al Pacino and Emma Thompson win March 29, 1993 Queensland all out for 75 vs. NSW in Sheffield Shield Final March 29, 1992 "Conversations with My Father" opens at Royale New York City for 462 performances March 29, 1992 12th Golden Raspberry Awards: Hudson Hawk wins March 29, 1992 21st Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Dottie Mochrie March 29, 1992 Herb Gardner's "Conversations With My Father," premieres in New York City March 29, 1992 Ice Dance Championship at Oakland won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (CIS) March 29, 1992 Ice Pairs Championship at Oakland won by Mishuktienok and Dmitriev (CIS) March 29, 1992 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oak won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA) March 29, 1992 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS) March 29, 1992 NCAA Basketball Women's Championship at Kemper Arena, KC March 29, 1989 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL March 29, 1989 1st U.S. private commercial rocket makes suborbital test flight (NM) March 29, 1989 61st Academy Awards - "Rainman," Dustin Hoffman and Jodie Foster win March 29, 1989 9th Golden Raspberry Awards: Cocktail wins March 29, 1989 I. M. Pei's pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris March 29, 1989 Michael Milken, junk bond king, indicted in New York for racketeering March 29, 1988 "Oba Oba" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 46 performances March 29, 1988 U.S. Congress discontinues aid to Nicaraguan contras March 29, 1987 6th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44 March 29, 1987 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic March 29, 1987 Wrestlemania III-93,173 watch Hulk Hogan beat Andre the Giant March 29, 1987 Yitzhak Shamir re-elected chairman of right wing Herut Party March 29, 1986 Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia March 29, 1985 Christos Sartzetakis elected president of Greece March 29, 1985 Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist March 29, 1984 NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis March 29, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. March 29, 1982 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards: Mommie Dearest wins March 29, 1982 44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown 63-62 March 29, 1982 54th Academy Awards - "Chariots of Fire," Henry Fonda and K Hepburn win March 29, 1982 Delhi 707 beat Karnataka 705 on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy March 29, 1981 "Woman of the Year" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 770 performances March 29, 1981 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open March 29, 1981 Tiina Lehtola ski jumps female record 110m March 29, 1981 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. March 29, 1979 Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball vs. Pakistan at WACA March 29, 1979 Caryl Churchill's "Cloud Nine," premieres in London March 29, 1979 Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy March 29, 1979 Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad March 29, 1976 38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68 March 29, 1976 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students March 29, 1975 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open March 29, 1975 Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers March 29, 1974 Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos March 29, 1973 Dave Cowens, wins NBA MVP March 29, 1973 U.S. troops leave Vietnam, 9 years after Tonkin Resolution March 29, 1971 1st Lt William L Calley, Jr. found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre March 29, 1971 Chile president Allende nationalizes banks/copper mines March 29, 1971 Conrad Van Emde Boas becomes West Europe's 1st sexology professor March 29, 1971 Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced March 29, 1971 Royal Albert Hall opens March 29, 1971 WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting March 29, 1970 "Look to the Lilies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 25 performances March 29, 1970 Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II March 29, 1969 Communist New People's Army found in Philippines March 29, 1968 Students seize building at Bowie State College March 29, 1967 WCMU TV channel 14 in Mt. Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting March 29, 1966 "It's a Bird... It's Superman" opens at Alvin New York City for 129 performances March 29, 1966 Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title March 29, 1963 Final episode of soap opera "Young Doctor Malone" March 29, 1962 Argentine President Frondizi flees from the army March 29, 1962 Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show" March 29, 1961 23rd Amendment ratified, allows Washington D.C. residents to vote for pres March 29, 1961 After a 4 year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge March 29, 1961 KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, Missouri (PBS) begins broadcasting March 29, 1960 Darius Milhaud's 9th Symphony, premieres March 29, 1959 "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon premieres March 29, 1959 Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore March 29, 1958 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss March 29, 1958 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins March 29, 1953 Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open March 29, 1951 "King and I" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1246 performances March 29, 1951 23rd Academy Awards - "All About Eve," Judy Holliday and J Ferrer win March 29, 1951 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of spying March 29, 1949 Turkey recognizes Israel March 29, 1948 Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten March 29, 1948 Yanks and Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game March 29, 1947 "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 111 performances March 29, 1946 1st Test Cricket between Australia and NZ March 29, 1946 Test Cricket debuts of Lindwall, Miller and Tallon March 29, 1943 Meat, butter and cheese rationed in U.S. during WW II March 29, 1943 Meat rationed in U.S. (784 gram/week, 2 kilogram for GI's March 29, 1942 British cruiser Trinidad torpedoes itself in the Barents Sea March 29, 1942 British destroyer Campbeltown explodes in St-Nazaire: 400 Germans die March 29, 1942 German submarine U-585 sinks March 29, 1941 1st performance of Benjamin Britten's "Symphony da Requiem" March 29, 1941 3rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Wisconsin beats Washington State 39-34 March 29, 1941 WPAT radio in New Jersey begins broadcasting (country music format) March 29, 1940 Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title March 29, 1936 10,000 watch the 200" mirror blank passing through Indianapolis March 29, 1936 Nazi propaganda claims 99% of Germans voted for Nazi candidates March 29, 1935 French liner Normandie begins its maiden voyage March 29, 1934 Bank of Travail in Belgium, socialist worker's movement bankrupt March 29, 1932 Jack Benny debuts on radio March 29, 1929 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep New York Rangers in 2 games March 29, 1928 Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (New York City) March 29, 1927 Henry O D Seagrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona March 29, 1924 Bayern and Vatican reach accord March 29, 1919 Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) and Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic March 29, 1912 Capt Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far" March 29, 1906 Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers sweep Kenora Thisles in 2 games March 29, 1897 Japan adopts Gold Standard March 29, 1886 Chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise for Coca-Coke March 29, 1882 Knights of Columbus chartered for Catholic men March 29, 1879 Tsjaikovski's opera "Jevgeni Onegin," premieres in Moscow March 29, 1871 Albert Hall opens by Queen Victoria in London March 29, 1867 British North America Act (Canadian constitution) passes March 29, 1867 Congress approves Lincoln Memorial March 29, 1865 Battle of Quaker Road, VA March 29, 1864 Great Britain gives Isotope Islands back to Greece March 29, 1864 Union General Steeles troops reach Arkadelphia Arkansas March 29, 1860 Dion Boucicault's "Colleen Bawn," premieres in New York City March 29, 1852 Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day March 29, 1850 Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die March 29, 1849 Britain formally annexs Punjab after defeat of Sikhs in India March 29, 1848 Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam March 29, 1827 20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna March 29, 1814 Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians March 29, 1804 Thousands of Whites massacred in Haiti March 29, 1798 Republic of Switzerland forms March 29, 1795 Beethoven (24) debuts as pianist in Vienna March 29, 1673 English king Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions March 29, 1638 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans) March 29, 1461 Battle near Towton Field, 33,000 die (War of the Roses) March 29, 502 Bourgundy King Gundobar delegates royal power |