| 1461 |
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The armies of two kings, Henry VI and Edward IV, collide at Towton. |
| 1638 |
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A permanent European colony is established in present-day Delaware. |
| 1827 |
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Composer Ludwig van Beethoven is buried in Vienna amidst a crowd of over 10,000 mourners. |
| 1847 |
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U.S. troops under General Winfield Scott take possession of the Mexican stronghold at Vera Cruz. |
| 1867 |
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The United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars. |
| 1879 |
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British troops of the 90th Light Infantry Regiment repulse a major attack by Zulu tribesmen in northwest Zululand. |
| 1886 |
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Coca-Cola goes on sale for the first time at a drugstore in Atlanta. Its inventor, Dr. John Pemberton, claims it can cure anything from hysteria to the common cold. |
| 1903 |
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A regular news service begins between New York and London on Marconi’s wireless. |
| 1913 |
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The German government announces a raise in taxes in order to finance the new military budget. |
| 1916 |
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The Italians call off the fifth attack on Isonzo. |
| 1936 |
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Italy firebombs the Ethiopian city of Harar. |
| 1941 |
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The British sink five Italian warships off the Peloponnesus coast in the Mediterranean. |
| 1951 |
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The Chinese reject Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s offer for a truce in Korea. |
| 1951 |
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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical The King and I opens on Broadway starring Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner. |
| 1952 |
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President Harry Truman removes himself from the presidential race. |
| 1961 |
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The 23rd amendment, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to vote for president, is ratified. |
| 1962 |
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Cuba opens the trial of the Bay of Pigs invaders. |
| 1966 |
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Leonid Brezhenev becomes First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party. He denounces the American policy in Vietnam and calls it one of aggression. |
| 1967 |
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France launches its first nuclear submarine. |
| 1971 |
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Lt. William L. Calley Jr. is found guilty for his actions in the My Lai massacre. |
| 1973 |
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The last U.S. troops withdraw from South Vietnam. |
| 1975 |
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Egyptian president Anwar Sadat declares that he will reopen the Suez Canal on June 5, 1975. |
| 1976 |
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Eight Ohio National Guardsmen are indicted for shooting four Kent State students during an anti-war protest on May 4, 1970. |
| 1986 |
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A court in Rome acquits six men in a plot to kill the Pope. |
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Born on March 29 |
| 1790 |
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John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (1841-1845). |
| 1819 |
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Edwin Drake, drilled the first productive oil well. |
| 1835 |
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Elihu Thomson, the English-born American inventor of electric welding and arc lighting. |
| 1867 |
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Cy Young, major league baseball pitcher with the most wins (509 or 511 total). |
| 1875 |
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Lou Henry Hoover, first lady President Herbert Hoover. |
| 1881 |
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Raymond Hood, architect. |
| 1888 |
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James E. Casey, founder of the United Parcel Service |
| 1910 |
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Helen Wells, author of the Cherry Ames series. |
| 1916 |
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Eugene McCarthy, U.S. senator and presidential candidate. |
| 1918 |
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Pearl Bailey, singer and actress. |
| 1936 |
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Judith Guest, novelist (Ordinary People). |
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