History for March 29

History for March 29 - On-This-Day.com:
John Tyler (U.S.) 1790, Eugene McCarthy 1916, Sam Walton 1918 - Founder of Wal-Mart 


Elle MacPherson 1964 - Model, Lucy Lawless 1968 - Actress ("Xena: Warrior Princess"), Jennifer Capriati 1976 - Tennis player


1847 - U.S. troops under General Winfield Scott took possession of the Mexican stronghold at Vera Cruz. 


1848 - Niagara Falls stopped flowing for one day due to an ice jam. 


1951 - In the United States, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. They were executed in June 19, 1953. 


1961 - The 23rd amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment allowed residents of Washington, DC, to vote for president. 


1971 - A jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. The death sentences were later commuted to live in prison. 


1987 - Hulk Hogan took 11 minutes, 43 seconds to pin Andre the Giant in front of 93,136 at Wrestlemania III fans at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI. 


1992 - Democratic presidential front-runner Bill Clinton said "I didn't inhale and I didn't try it again" in reference to when he had experimented with marijuana.