The more you know: March 29, 1461 - Battle near Towton Field, 33,000 die (War of the Roses) 1549 - The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded. 1792 - King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholms Royal Opera just 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf. 1795 - Beethoven debuts as pianist in Vienna 1798 - Republic of Switzerland forms 1799 - New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state. 1827 - 20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna 1847 - 12,000 US troops capture Vera Cruz, Mexico 1848 - Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam 1852 - Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 & women to work more than 10 hours a day 1871 - Albert Hall opened by Queen Victoria in London 1886 - Chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise for Coca-Coke 1912 - Capt Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary the end cannot be far. He was 43 1936 - Nazi propaganda claims 99% of Germans voted for Nazi candidates 1949 - Turkey recognizes Israel 1951 - King & I opens at St James Theater NYC for 1246 performances 1959 - Some Like it Hot with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premieres 1961 - 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution ratified, allowing Washington DC residents to vote in presidential elections 1961 - After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge 1966 - Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1971 - 1st Lt William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre 1973 - US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution 1976 - 48th Academy Awards - One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest, Jack Nicholson & Louise Fletcher wins 1984 - NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis 1985 - Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist 1986 - Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia 1994 - Coach Jimmy Johnson quits Dallas Cowboys 1995 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Chicago IL on WCKG 105.9 FM 1996 -Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens 2004 - The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants. 2010 - Two female suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40. 2013 - Soyuz TMA-08M sets a new record of 6 hours in orbit before docking with the International Space Station
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