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Events on the 28th of March in history

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28 Mar 2037 Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
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28 Mar 0193 Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
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28 Mar 0364 Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
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28 Mar 0845 Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
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28 Mar 1535 Bloemkamp Abbey (Oldeklooster) attacked & destroyed
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28 Mar 1556 Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain
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28 Mar 1556 Origin of Fasli Era (India)
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28 Mar 1566 The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
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28 Mar 1738 English parliament declares war on Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear)
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28 Mar 1774 Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts
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28 Mar 1776 Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
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28 Mar 1794 Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
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28 Mar 1794 Louvre opens to the public (although officially opened since August)
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28 Mar 1795 Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
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28 Mar 1796 Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is 1st US-African church
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28 Mar 1797 Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patents a washing machine
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28 Mar 1799 New York State abolished slavery
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28 Mar 1802 Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man.
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28 Mar 1804 Ohio passed law restricting movement of Blacks, 1804
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28 Mar 1809 Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.
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28 Mar 1814 War of 1812: The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom defeats the United States Navy in the Battle of Valparaiso, Chile.
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28 Mar 1834 Senate censure President Jackson for taking federal deposits from Bank of US
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28 Mar 1837 Felix Mendelssohn marries C
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28 Mar 1844 Jos
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28 Mar 1845 Mexico drops diplomatic relations with US
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28 Mar 1849 Dutch princess Marianne & Prince Albert of Prussia separate
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28 Mar 1854 Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
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28 Mar 1854 During the Crimean War, Britain & France declare war on Russia
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28 Mar 1859 1st performance of John Brahms' 1st Serenade for orchestra
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28 Mar 1860 First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
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28 Mar 1862 American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass – in New Mexico, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26.
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28 Mar 1862 Skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia
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28 Mar 1866 1st ambulance goes into service
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28 Mar 1871 The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
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28 Mar 1871 San Francisco Art Association holds open reception at 430 Pine
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28 Mar 1881 Greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum and James A Bailey
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28 Mar 1883 Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
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28 Mar 1885 US Salvation Army officially organized
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28 Mar 1889 The Yngsjö murder in Yngsjö, Sweden: Anna Månsdotter is arrested along with her son.
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28 Mar 1891 1st world weightlifting championship held
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28 Mar 1896 The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)
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28 Mar 1902 27.9 cm precipitation at McMinnville, Tennessee (state record)
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28 Mar 1905 Paramaribo-Dam railway opens in Suriname, never used
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28 Mar 1910 Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
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28 Mar 1910 1st seaplane, takes off from water at Martigues France (Henri Fabre)
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28 Mar 1913 Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
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28 Mar 1917 Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv & Jaffa by Turkish authorities
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28 Mar 1917 Puccini's "La Rondine" premieres in Monte Carlo
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28 Mar 1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
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28 Mar 1920 Actor Douglas Fairbanks marries actress Mary Pickford
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28 Mar 1920 Thomas Masaryk elected President of Czechoslovakia
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28 Mar 1922 1st microfilm device introduced
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28 Mar 1922 Stanley Cup: Toronto St Pats (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2
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28 Mar 1924 WGN-AM in Chicago IL begins radio transmissions
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28 Mar 1927 Majestic Theater opens at 245 W 44th St, New York City
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28 Mar 1929 Democratic constitution goes into effect in Ecuador
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28 Mar 1930 Constantinople and Angora changes names to Istanbul and Ankara
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28 Mar 1930 Turkey's Postal Service Law rejects delivery of mail addressed Constantinople and Angora, making the Turkish names Istanbul and Ankara obligatory.
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28 Mar 1930 1st performance of Walter Piston's Suite for orchestra (Boston)
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28 Mar 1933 German Reichstag confers dictatorial powers on Hitler
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28 Mar 1933 The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airline lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
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28 Mar 1935 Goddard uses gyroscopes to control a rocket
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28 Mar 1939 Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
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28 Mar 1939 Dutch hunter shoots English bombers down
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28 Mar 1939 Philip Barry's "Philadelphia Story" premieres in New York NY
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28 Mar 1939 Renaissance Big 5 win 1st pro basketball championship
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28 Mar 1939 Spanish Civil War ends, Madrid falls to Francisco Franco
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28 Mar 1941 World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan – in the Mediterranean Sea, British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers.
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28 Mar 1941 Sea battle at Cape Matapan: British fleet under Cunningham defeats Italy
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28 Mar 1942 Raid on lock / dock St. Nazaire
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28 Mar 1942 World War II: St Nazaire Raid: In occupied France, British naval forces successfully raid the German-occupied port of Saint-Nazaire.
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28 Mar 1942 234 RAF bombers attack L
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28 Mar 1942 4th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Dartmouth 53-38
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28 Mar 1942 British naval forces raid Nazi occupied French port of St Nazaire
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28 Mar 1944 NBA rookie of the year in 1966, Rick Barry
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28 Mar 1944 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40
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28 Mar 1944 Astrid Lindgren sprains ankle & begins writing Pippi Longstocking
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28 Mar 1945 Last German V-1 (buzz bomb) attack on London
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28 Mar 1946 Cold War: The United States State Department releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
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28 Mar 1948 2nd Tony Awards: Mister Roberts win
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28 Mar 1950 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: City College of New York beats Bradley 71-68; CCNY becomes 1st to win NCAA & National Invitation Basketball in same year
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28 Mar 1951 First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
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28 Mar 1952 US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button
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28 Mar 1953 "New Faces (of 1952)" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 365 performances
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28 Mar 1953 "Stock exchanges open, dikes closed" raises
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28 Mar 1953 7th Tony Awards: Crucible & Wonderful Town win
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28 Mar 1953 KCAU TV channel 9 in Sioux City IA (ABC) begins broadcasting
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28 Mar 1953 US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright
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28 Mar 1953 US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins
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28 Mar 1954 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon & Kismet win
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28 Mar 1954 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open
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28 Mar 1954 WKAQ TV channel 2 in San Juan PR (TM) begins broadcasting
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28 Mar 1955 New Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs England at Eden Park
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28 Mar 1957 1st National Curling Championship held
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28 Mar 1959 The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
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28 Mar 1959 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government & installs Panchen Lama
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28 Mar 1960 Pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African & 1st Filipino cardinal
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28 Mar 1960 Scotch factory explodes burying 20 firefighters (Glasgow Scotland)
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28 Mar 1962 Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India
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28 Mar 1962 Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees
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28 Mar 1963 AFL's New York Titans become the New York Jets
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28 Mar 1964 1st pirate radio station near England (Radio Caroline)
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28 Mar 1964 9.2 earthquake shakes Prince William Sound, Alaska
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28 Mar 1965 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational
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28 Mar 1967 "Sherry!" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 65 performances
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28 Mar 1967 UN Secretary General U Thant makes public proposals for peace in Vietnam
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28 Mar 1968 Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship.
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28 Mar 1969 Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
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28 Mar 1969 Pope Paul VI names JGM Willebrands cardinal
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28 Mar 1970 Gediz earthquake: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killed 1,086 and injured 1,260.
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28 Mar 1970 1,086 die when 7.3 earthquake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey)
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28 Mar 1971 25th Tony Awards: Sleuth & Company win
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28 Mar 1972 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
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28 Mar 1972 Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game
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28 Mar 1974 Rock group Raspberries break up
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28 Mar 1975 Washington Caps win 1st game on road after 37 straight road loses also
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28 Mar 1975 Washington Capitals win 1st game on road after 37 straight road losses also sets own team record with 17 straight losses
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28 Mar 1977 49th Academy Awards - "Rocky, " Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway win
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28 Mar 1977 39th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Marquette beats North Carolina 67-59
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28 Mar 1977 Morarji Desai forms government in India
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28 Mar 1978 The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
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28 Mar 1979 The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government, precipitating a general election.
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28 Mar 1979 A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
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28 Mar 1979 British government of Callaghan falls
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28 Mar 1979 Lazarus & Vosburgh's "Day in Hollywood & night in Ukraine" premieres
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28 Mar 1979 Major nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island, Middletown PA (no deaths)
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28 Mar 1981 Christa Rothenburger skates ladies world record 500 meter 40.18 seconds)
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28 Mar 1981 France performs nuclear test
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28 Mar 1981 Gabi Sch
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28 Mar 1981 Viv Richards scores century in the 1st Test at his home Antigua
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28 Mar 1981 Yevgeni Kulikov skates world record 500 meter (36.91 seconds)
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28 Mar 1982 12th Easter Seal Telethon raises $19,500,000
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28 Mar 1982 1st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Louisiana Tech beats Cheney 76-62
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28 Mar 1982 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open
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28 Mar 1982 JN Duartes christian-democrats win elections in El Salvador
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28 Mar 1985 International Cometary Explorer measures solar wind ahead of Halley's Comet
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28 Mar 1985 Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues" premieres in New York NY
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28 Mar 1985 STS 51-D vehicle moves to launch pad
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28 Mar 1986 Extremist Sikhs kill 13 hindus in Ludhiana India
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28 Mar 1986 John N McMahon, ends term as deputy director of CIA
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28 Mar 1987 Stacking of Discovery's SRBs gets underway
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28 Mar 1989 New Zealand wins America's Cup over Stars & Stripes, in a New York court
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28 Mar 1990 President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
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28 Mar 1990 Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient
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28 Mar 1990 Michael Jordan scores 69 points, 4th time he scores 60 points in a game
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28 Mar 1990 President Bush awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal
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28 Mar 1991 Mike Tyson admits paternity to Kimberly Scarborough's son
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28 Mar 1992 6th American Comedy Awards: Cathy Ladman, Judy Watkins, Billy Crystal
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28 Mar 1992 Ann Transon runs female world record 50k (3: 5: 1)
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28 Mar 1992 PBA National Championship Won by Eric Forkel
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28 Mar 1993 13th Golden Raspberry Awards: Shining Through wins
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28 Mar 1993 22nd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Helen Alfredsson
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28 Mar 1993 Conservatives win French parliamentary election
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28 Mar 1993 Type II supernova detected in M81 (NGC 3031)
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28 Mar 1994 BBC Radio 5 is closed and replaced with a new news and sport station BBC Radio 5 Live.
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28 Mar 1994 In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths.
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28 Mar 1994 Armed Zulus demonstrate in Johannesburg, over 53 killed
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28 Mar 1994 Italy's right-wing alliance under Silvio Berlusconi wins election
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28 Mar 1995 Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovette split-up
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28 Mar 1995 Queensland beat South Australia to win 1st ever cricket Sheffield Shield
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28 Mar 1995 World's largest bank-Japan's Mitsubishi Bank & Bank of Tokyo merge
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28 Mar 1996 "Seven Guitars" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC
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28 Mar 1996 Katie Beam, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 35th Miss Teenage America
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28 Mar 1997 "City" soap opera's final episode on ABC-TV
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28 Mar 1999 Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in the Izbica massacre.
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28 Mar 1999 18th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Purdue beats Duke 62-45 in San Jose CA
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28 Mar 2000 Three children are killed when a Murray County, Georgia, school bus is hit by a CSX freight train.
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28 Mar 2003 In a friendly fire incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing British soldier Matty Hull.
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28 Mar 2005 The 2005 Sumatra earthquake rocks Indonesia, and at magnitude 8.7 is the fourth strongest earthquake since 1965.
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28 Mar 2006 At least one million union members, students, and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.
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