03/28/2024
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This Day In History1790 – US Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency.

1845 – Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precursor of bandaid.

1872 – Thomas J Martin patents fire extinguisher.

1910 – US forbid immigration to criminals, anarchists, paupers & the sick.

1930 – Congress appropriates $50,000 for Inter-American highway.

1937 – Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb’s advice & replace his 40 with 36 oz bat.

1937 – Spinach growers of Crystal City, Texas, erect statue of Popeye.

1945 – Kamikaze attack on US battle fleet near Kerama Retto.

1949 – 11th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State 46-36.

1951 – United States Air Force flag officially adopted by President Harry S. Truman.

1953 – Dr. Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio.

1955 – “Ballad of Davy Crockett” becomes the #1 record in US.

1958 – 30th Academy Awards-“The Bridge on the River Kwai” best film, Joanne Woodward & Alec Guinness best actress/actor.

1962 – US Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature.

1964 – “Funny Girl” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1,348 performances.

1969 – Marcus Welby MD, a TV movie is shown on ABC-TV.

1977 – Focus on the Family is founded by Dr. James Dobson.

1982 – Groundbreaking in Washington, DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

1990 – 62nd Academy Awards: “Driving Miss Daisy”, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Tandy win.

1999 – A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.

2016 – US primary elections: Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders wins Washington, Hawaii and Alaska.

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