March 28
1797 - Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patented a washing machine.
1834 - The U.S. Senate voted to censure President Andrew Jackson for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States.
1854 - Britain and France declared war on Russia during the Crimean War.
1898 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 in United States v. Wong Kim Ark that Wong, who was born in the United States to Chinese immigrants, was an American citizen.
1930 - The Turkish cities of Constantinople and Angora changed their names to Istanbul and Ankara, respectively.
1939 - The Spanish Civil War came to an end.
1941 - Author Virginia Woolf drowned herself.
1942 - During World War II, British naval forces staged a successful raid on the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire in Operation Chariot, destroying the only dry dock on the Atlantic coast capable of repairing the German battleship Tirpitz.
1969 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States (1953-1961), died in Washington, D.C. at age 78.
1977 - "Rocky" won best picture at the 49th Academy Awards; Peter Finch was honored posthumously as best actor for "Network" while co-star Faye Dunaway was recognized as best actress.
1979 - America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred inside the Unit Two reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania.
1987 - Maria von Trapp whose life story inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music," died in Morrisville, Vermont at age 82.
1999 - NATO broadened its attacks on Yugoslavia to target Serb military forces in Kosovo in the fifth straight night of air strikes; thousands of refugees flooded into Albania and Macedonia from Kosovo.
2000 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an anonymous tip does not justify a stop-and-frisk action against a person.
2001 - President George W. Bush publicly rejected the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on climate, a pact never ratified by the Senate.
2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up three days of public arguments on President Barack Obama's historic health care law. (In June 2012, the court would uphold almost all of the law, including the mandate that virtually all Americans have health insurance or pay a penalty.)
2017 - President Donald Trump proposed immediate budget cuts of $18 billion from programs like medical research, infrastructure and community grants so that U.S. taxpayers, not Mexico, could cover the down payment on the border wall.
2017 - Wells Fargo said it would pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over up to 2 million accounts its employees opened for customers without getting their permission.
2021 - Two additional tugboats were deployed to Egypt’s Suez Canal to help free a giant container ship that had been wedged for days across the crucial waterway.
Birthdays
31 - Derek Carr (football player)
32 - Laura Harrier (actress)
34 - Lacey Turner (actress)
36 - Lady Gaga (singer)
41 - Julia Stiles (actress)
45 - Annie Wersching (actress)
47 - Shanna Moakler (model)
47 - Kate Gosselin (reality star)
52 - Vince Vaughn (actor)
53 - Rodney Atkins (singer)
53 - Brett Ratner (director)
54 - Max Perlich (actor)
55 - Tracey Needham (actress)
56 - Salt (rapper)
60 - Alexandra Billings (actress)
64 - Bart Conner (gymnast)
67 - Reba McEntire (singer)
76 - Dianne Wiest (actress)
81 - Charlie McCoy (musician)
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Today in Sports History - March 28
1942 - Stanford defeats Dartmouth 53-38 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1944 - Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1945 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard (Montreal Canadiens) became the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season. Richard scored 50 goals in 50 games.
1950 - City College of New York (CCNY) defeats Bradley 71-68 to win the NCAA Tournament. (CCNY becomes the first team to win both the NCAA and NIT postseason tournaments in the same season.)
1963 - The New York Titans of the AFL announced they were changing their name to the New York Jets.
1972 - Wilt Chamberlain appears in his final professional basketball game.
1977 - Marquette defeats North Carolina 67-59 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1982 - Louisiana Tech defeats Cheney 76-62 to win the inaugural NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
1999 - In Cuba, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cuban National Team, 3-2; it was the first time since the 1950s that a U.S. baseball team had played in Cuba.
1999 - Purdue defeats Duke 62-45 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2002 - Greco Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner had the middle toe on his right foot amputated due to frostbite. He had been stranded overnight in Wyoming on February 14.
1797 - Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patented a washing machine.
1834 - The U.S. Senate voted to censure President Andrew Jackson for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States.
1854 - Britain and France declared war on Russia during the Crimean War.
1898 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 in United States v. Wong Kim Ark that Wong, who was born in the United States to Chinese immigrants, was an American citizen.
1930 - The Turkish cities of Constantinople and Angora changed their names to Istanbul and Ankara, respectively.
1939 - The Spanish Civil War came to an end.
1941 - Author Virginia Woolf drowned herself.
1942 - During World War II, British naval forces staged a successful raid on the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire in Operation Chariot, destroying the only dry dock on the Atlantic coast capable of repairing the German battleship Tirpitz.
1969 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States (1953-1961), died in Washington, D.C. at age 78.
1977 - "Rocky" won best picture at the 49th Academy Awards; Peter Finch was honored posthumously as best actor for "Network" while co-star Faye Dunaway was recognized as best actress.
1979 - America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred inside the Unit Two reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania.
1987 - Maria von Trapp whose life story inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music," died in Morrisville, Vermont at age 82.
1999 - NATO broadened its attacks on Yugoslavia to target Serb military forces in Kosovo in the fifth straight night of air strikes; thousands of refugees flooded into Albania and Macedonia from Kosovo.
2000 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an anonymous tip does not justify a stop-and-frisk action against a person.
2001 - President George W. Bush publicly rejected the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on climate, a pact never ratified by the Senate.
2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up three days of public arguments on President Barack Obama's historic health care law. (In June 2012, the court would uphold almost all of the law, including the mandate that virtually all Americans have health insurance or pay a penalty.)
2017 - President Donald Trump proposed immediate budget cuts of $18 billion from programs like medical research, infrastructure and community grants so that U.S. taxpayers, not Mexico, could cover the down payment on the border wall.
2017 - Wells Fargo said it would pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over up to 2 million accounts its employees opened for customers without getting their permission.
2021 - Two additional tugboats were deployed to Egypt’s Suez Canal to help free a giant container ship that had been wedged for days across the crucial waterway.
Birthdays
31 - Derek Carr (football player)
32 - Laura Harrier (actress)
34 - Lacey Turner (actress)
36 - Lady Gaga (singer)
41 - Julia Stiles (actress)
45 - Annie Wersching (actress)
47 - Shanna Moakler (model)
47 - Kate Gosselin (reality star)
52 - Vince Vaughn (actor)
53 - Rodney Atkins (singer)
53 - Brett Ratner (director)
54 - Max Perlich (actor)
55 - Tracey Needham (actress)
56 - Salt (rapper)
60 - Alexandra Billings (actress)
64 - Bart Conner (gymnast)
67 - Reba McEntire (singer)
76 - Dianne Wiest (actress)
81 - Charlie McCoy (musician)
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Today in Sports History - March 28
1942 - Stanford defeats Dartmouth 53-38 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1944 - Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1945 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard (Montreal Canadiens) became the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season. Richard scored 50 goals in 50 games.
1950 - City College of New York (CCNY) defeats Bradley 71-68 to win the NCAA Tournament. (CCNY becomes the first team to win both the NCAA and NIT postseason tournaments in the same season.)
1963 - The New York Titans of the AFL announced they were changing their name to the New York Jets.
1972 - Wilt Chamberlain appears in his final professional basketball game.
1977 - Marquette defeats North Carolina 67-59 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1982 - Louisiana Tech defeats Cheney 76-62 to win the inaugural NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
1999 - In Cuba, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cuban National Team, 3-2; it was the first time since the 1950s that a U.S. baseball team had played in Cuba.
1999 - Purdue defeats Duke 62-45 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2002 - Greco Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner had the middle toe on his right foot amputated due to frostbite. He had been stranded overnight in Wyoming on February 14.
