March 29 in History
What happened on March 29 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on march 29 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on march 29 in history.
?>1986
A court in Rome acquits six men in a plot to kill the Pope.
1976
Eight Ohio National Guardsmen are indicted for shooting four Kent State students during an anti-war protest on May 4, 1970.
1975
Egyptian president Anwar Sadat declares that he will reopen the Suez Canal on June 5, 1975.
1973
The last U.S. troops withdraw from South Vietnam.
1971
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. is found guilty for his actions in the My Lai massacre.
1967
France launches its first nuclear submarine.
1966
Leonid Brezhenev becomes First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party. He denounces the American policy in Vietnam and calls it one of aggression.
1962
Cuba opens the trial of the Bay of Pigs invaders.
1961
The 23rd amendment, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to vote for president, is ratified.
1952
President Harry Truman removes himself from the presidential race.
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.
1941
The British sink five Italian warships off the Peloponnesus coast in the Mediterranean.
1936
Italy firebombs the Ethiopian city of Harar.
1916
The Italians call off the fifth attack on Isonzo.
1913
The German government announces a raise in taxes in order to finance the new military budget.
1903
A regular news service begins between New York and London on Marconi’s wireless.
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.
1879
British troops of the 90th Light Infantry Regiment repulse a major attack by Zulu tribesmen in northwest Zululand.
1867
The United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars.
1847
U.S. troops under General Winfield Scott take possession of the Mexican stronghold at Vera Cruz.
1827
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven is buried in Vienna amidst a crowd of over 10,000 mourners.
1638
A permanent European colony is established in present-day Delaware.
1461
The armies of two kings, Henry VI and Edward IV, collide at Towton.