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What Happened On March 29

Q: What happened on March 29?

1800: William Matthews was ordained as the first Catholic priest born in British America. 1882: The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, was founded by Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. 1882: The Knights of Columbus is established. 1806: Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway. 1549: The city of Salvador, Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded. 1139: Pope Innocent II issues the bull Omne datum optimum in which he endorses the Knights Templar and approves the Templar Rule. 1974: NASA's Mariner 10 became the first space probe to make a flyby of Mercury. 1974: A group of farmers in the Chinese province of Shaanxi discovered a vast collection of terracotta statues (pictured) depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. 1968: The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, began in Moscow with tens of thousands of people in attendance. 1999: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble.

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1800 First ever
William Matthews was ordained as the first Catholic priest born in British America.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1882 Oddly true
The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, was founded by Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1882 Oddly true
The Knights of Columbus is established.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1806 First ever
Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1549 First ever
The city of Salvador, Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1139 Oddly true
Pope Innocent II issues the bull Omne datum optimum in which he endorses the Knights Templar and approves the Templar Rule.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1974 First ever
NASA's Mariner 10 became the first space probe to make a flyby of Mercury.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1974 First ever
A group of farmers in the Chinese province of Shaanxi discovered a vast collection of terracotta statues (pictured) depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1968 First ever
The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, began in Moscow with tens of thousands of people in attendance.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1999 First ever
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2021The ship Ever Given is dislodged from the Suez Canal. Wikipedia →
2017Prime Minister Theresa May invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Wikipedia →
2015Air Canada Flight 624 skids off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, after arriving from Toronto shortly past midnight. All 133 passengers and five crews on board survive, with 23 treated for minor injuries. Wikipedia →
2014The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed. Wikipedia →
2013At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Wikipedia →
2010Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40. Wikipedia →
2004Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members. Wikipedia →
2004The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat certifies Taipei 101 as the world's tallest building, based on the building having been topped out on 1 July 2003, even though the building was not completed until 31 December 2004. Wikipedia →
2002In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War. Wikipedia →
2001A Gulfstream III crashes on approach to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, Colorado. All 18 people on board are killed. Wikipedia →
1999The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble. Wikipedia →
1999A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103. Wikipedia →
1990The Czechoslovak parliament is unable to reach an agreement on what to call the country after the fall of Communism, sparking the so-called Hyphen War. Wikipedia →
1984The Baltimore Colts load their possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer their operations to Indianapolis. Wikipedia →
1982The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982. Wikipedia →
1979Quebecair Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, killing 17. Wikipedia →
1974NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury. Wikipedia →
1974The Terracotta Army is discovered in Shaanxi province, China. Wikipedia →
1973Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam. Wikipedia →
1973Operation Barrel Roll, a covert American bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends. Wikipedia →
1971My Lai massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison. Wikipedia →
1968The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, begins in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance. Wikipedia →
1962Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11+1⁄2 day constitutional crisis. Wikipedia →
1961The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. Wikipedia →
1957The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety. Wikipedia →
1951Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. Wikipedia →
1951Hypnosis murders in Copenhagen. Wikipedia →
1947The Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule begins in Madagascar. Wikipedia →
1942The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city. Wikipedia →
1941The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time. Wikipedia →
1941World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan. Wikipedia →
1936The 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for the recent remilitarization of the Rhineland. Wikipedia →
1927Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida. Wikipedia →
1882The Knights of Columbus is established. Wikipedia →
1879Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus. Wikipedia →
1871Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria. Wikipedia →
1867Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes Canada on July 1. Wikipedia →
1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. Wikipedia →
1849The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab. Wikipedia →
1847Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege. Wikipedia →
1809King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état. Wikipedia →
1809At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden. Wikipedia →
1806Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway. Wikipedia →
1792King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. Wikipedia →
1632Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629. Wikipedia →
1549The city of Salvador, Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded. Wikipedia →
1461Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses. Wikipedia →
1430The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice. Wikipedia →
1139Pope Innocent II issues the bull Omne datum optimum in which he endorses the Knights Templar and approves the Templar Rule. Wikipedia →

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