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1990
1990
Jesse Owens Congressional Gold Medal
The U.S. formally honors the 1936 Berlin Games legend.
March 28 General 3
1990
1990
Jesse Owens Congressional Gold Medal
The U.S. formally honors the 1936 Berlin Games legend.
March 28 General 2
1979
1979
Three Mile Island (PA)
Partial meltdown rattles U.S. nuclear expansion and strengthens NRC oversight.
March 28 General 2
1979
1979
Three Mile Island (PA)
Partial meltdown rattles U.S. nuclear expansion and strengthens NRC oversight.
March 28 General 2
1963
1963
March on Danville begins (VA)
Early organizing builds toward the Danville civil-rights protests that will crest in June (“Bloody Monday”).
March 28 General 2
1963
1963
March on Danville begins (VA)
Early organizing builds toward the Danville civil-rights protests that will crest in June (“Bloody Monday”).
March 28 General 2
1930
1930
Constantinople ? Istanbul
Turkey formalizes modern place names; global maps update.
March 28 General 2
1930
1930
Constantinople ? Istanbul
Turkey formalizes modern place names; global maps update.
March 28 General 2
2004
2004
NATO expands east
Seven nations (incl. Romania & Bulgaria) join; post-Cold War security map shifts.
March 29 General 6
2004
2004
NATO expands east
Seven nations (incl. Romania & Bulgaria) join; post-Cold War security map shifts.
March 29 General 4
1973
1973
Last U.S
combat troops leave Vietnam. A long, divisive war ends for American forces; POWs return.
March 29 General 2
1973
1973
Last U.S
combat troops leave Vietnam. A long, divisive war ends for American forces; POWs return.
March 29 General 3
1867
1867
British North America Act
Lays the framework for the Dominion of Canada (effective July 1).
March 29 General 0
1867
1867
British North America Act
Lays the framework for the Dominion of Canada (effective July 1).
March 29 General 0
1847
1847
Veracruz falls
Winfield Scott’s forces take the key Mexican port; road to Mexico City opens.
March 29 General 0
1847
1847
Veracruz falls
Winfield Scott’s forces take the key Mexican port; road to Mexico City opens.
March 29 General 0
1981
1981
Reagan assassination attempt
Rapid trauma care, the 25th Amendment, and Secret Service practices get scrutinized—and improved.
March 30 General 3
1981
1981
Reagan assassination attempt
Rapid trauma care, the 25th Amendment, and Secret Service practices get scrutinized—and improved.
March 30 General 3
1964
1964
Jeopardy! premieres
Merv Griffin’s quiz show debuts, becoming an American TV institution.
March 30 General 2
1964
1964
Jeopardy! premieres
Merv Griffin’s quiz show debuts, becoming an American TV institution.
March 30 General 2
1867
1867
U.S
agrees to buy Alaska. “Seward’s Folly” becomes a strategic and resource bonanza.
March 30 General 0
1867
1867
U.S
agrees to buy Alaska. “Seward’s Folly” becomes a strategic and resource bonanza.
March 30 General 0
1856
1856
Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War
Redraws Black Sea power and presages later great-power rivalries.
March 30 General 0
1856
1856
Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War
Redraws Black Sea power and presages later great-power rivalries.
March 30 General 0