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