ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ MARCH 29

ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ MARCH 29

 

 

1867 - Congress approves the Lincoln Memorial
1871 - Albert Hall opened by Queen Victoria in London
1882 - Knights of Columbus chartered for Catholic men
1886 - Chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise for Coca-Coke
1889 - Warner Baxter, Columbus OH, actor (In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid) is born
1902 - Onslow Stevens, LA California, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life) is born
1908 - Arthur O'Connell, NYC, actor (Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years) is born
1908 - Dennis O'Keefe, Fort Madison IA, actor/dir (T-Men, Fighting Seabees) is born
1912 - Capt Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far"
1918 - Pearl Bailey, Newport News Va, singer (Hello Dolly) is born
1918 - Sam Walton, billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart) (d. 1992) is born
1919 - Eileen Heckart, Columbus Ohio, actress (Doll's House, Trauma Center) is born
1932 - Jack Benny debuts on radio, on Ed Sullivan's New York interview program
1936 - Nazi propaganda claims 99% of Germans voted for Nazi candidates
1937 - Billy Carter, Plains Georgia, brother of Pres Carter, is born
1943 - Meat, butter & cheese rationed in US during WW II
1943 - Eric Idle, England, comedian/actor (Monty Python) is born
1945 - World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.
1945 - Walt "Clyde" Frazier, NBA guard (NY Knicks) is born
1951 - "King & I" opens at St James Theater NYC for 1246 performances
1951 - 23rd Academy Awards - "All About Eve," Judy Holliday & J Ferrer win
1951 - Julius & Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of spying
1954 - The ABC-Paramount board approves a deal with Walt Disney.  In exchange for Walt Disney's commitment to produce a weekly television series, they will contribute $500,000 to Disneyland.
1955 - Dianne Kay, Phoenix Az, actress (Nancy-8 is Enough, Reggie, Glitter) is born
1957 - Christopher Lambert, actor (Highlander, Subway, Greystoke, Why Me) is born
1959 - "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premieres
1959 - Marina Sirtis, London, actress (Troi-Star Trek: The Next Generation) is born
1961 - Amy Sedaris, American actress and comedian, is born
1961 - After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge
1962 - Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show"
1963 - Final episode of soap opera "Young Doctor Malone"
1964 - Elle MacPherson, Sydney, Austrailian super model and actress (Sirens) is born
1964 - Jill Goodacre Connick, Lubbock Texas, model (Victoria Secrets) is born
1966 - "It's a Bird... It's Superman" opens at Alvin NYC for 129 perfs
1968 - Sue Foley, Canadian singer and guitarist, is born
1968 - Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress and singer, is born
1971 - Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced
1973 - US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution
1973 - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show appear on the cover of "Rolling Stone."
1981 - "Woman of the Year" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 770 performances
1982 - 54th Academy Awards - "Chariots of Fire," Henry Fonda & K Hepburn win
1985 - Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist
1986 - Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia
1987 - Wrestlemania III-93,173 watch Hulk Hogan beat Andre the Giant
1989 - 61st Academy Awards - "Rainman," Dustin Hoffman & Jodie Foster win
1992 - "Conversations with My Father" opens at Royale NYC for 462 perfs
1993 - 65th Academy Awards - "Unforgiven," Al Pacino & Emma Thompson win
1992 - Paul [G J von] Henreid, Austrian actor (Laszlo-Casablanca), dies at 84
1994 - Bill Travers, actor (Trio, Gorgo, Born Free), dies at 72