Today in History
Listings for Friday, March 29, 2019.
Birthdays:
- 1790 John Tyler, 10th President (1841-1845)
- 1819 Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive oil well in US.
- 1867 Cy Young, winningest baseball pitcher ever (509 wins, 1890-1911)
- 1873 T. Levi-Civita --1941
- 1905 Philip Ahn
- 1918 Pearl Bailey
- 1918 Sam Walton
- 1943 John Major
- 1950 Bud Cort
- 1964 Elle Macpherson
- 1968 Lucy Lawless, actress (Xena)
- 1976 Jennifer Capriati
Events:
- 1871 Albert Hall opens it's doors in London.
- 1886 Coca-Cola is created (with cocaine). It satisfies your craving.
- 1961 23rd Amendment ratified, Washington DC can vote for the president
- 1973 US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution
- 1974 Mariner 10's first fly-by of Mercury, returns photos
That's all for today.