History for March 29

History for March 29 - On-This-Day.com:
John Tyler (U.S.) 1790, Cy Young 1867, Eugene McCarthy 1916



Sam Walton 1918 - Founder of Walmart, Eric Idle 1943 - Comedian ("Monty Python"), Lucy Lawless 1968 - Actress ("Xena: Warrior Princess")


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


1867 - The British Parliament passed the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada.


1882 - The Knights of Columbus organization was granted a charter by the State of Connecticut.


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.


1983 - Erno Rubik was granted a patent for his Magic Cube. (U.S. Patent 4,378,116)


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.