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| March 29th |
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| About March 29th is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 277 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1790 - John Tyler, 10th U.S. President 1867 - Cy Young, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher 1905 - Philip Ahn, actor (Kung Fu, Back to Bataan) 1925 - Emlen Tunnell, Hall of Fame defensive back 1941 - James Hansen, physicist, climatolgist (NASA) 1949 - Michael Brecker, jazz saxophonist, composer 1955 - Earl Campbell, Hall of Fame running back Deaths 1848 - John Jacob Astor, prominent businessman (1st U.S. multi-millionaire) Events 1919 - The "Ringling Bros. and "Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows" makes its debut at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 1973 - The final U.S. troops depart from South Vietnam ending the United States direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. 1999 - For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial average closes above 10,000. |
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