On This Day March 29

1989
Michael Milken, of Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. is indicted on 98 charges of securities fraud, racketeering, mail fraud, etc.

1973
Vietnam War: The last U.S. prisoners of war held by Communist forces in Vietnam are released and the last U.S. troops are withdrawn from South Vietnam.

1967
Desegregation: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are ordered by the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to complete school desegregation by the fall term.

1961
23rd Amendment ratified, providing electors for the District of Columbia.

1951
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: The couple, along with Morton Sobell, are convicted of selling top secret information to the Soviets. The Rosenbergs were executed in 1953, making them the first U.S. citizens executed for treason during peace time and the first married couple executed together in the U.S.

1812
First wedding in the White House: Pres. Madison's sister-in-law (she was also the widow of George Washington's nephew) marries U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd.

1807
The only asteroid visible to the naked eye: Vesta is discovered by Wilhelm Olbers of Germany. It was the fourth asteroid discovered.

1937 d. 1988
Billy Carter, American personality, ex-Pres. Jimmy Carter's brother.

1925 d. 1945
Bobby Hutchins (Robert E. Hutchins), American actor, Wheezer of The Little Rascals, he appeared in 58 Our Gang films.

1918 d. 1992
Samuel Moore Walton, American businessman, founder of Wal-Mart Discount City and Sam's Wholesale.

1918 d. 1990
Pearl Bailey, Tony Award-winning actress, singer, noted for her role in the all-black version of Hello Dolly!

1917 d. 1947
Man o' War, thoroughbred race horse. Won 20 of 21 races from 1919-20 and was named the greatest race horse of the first half of the century.

1916 d. 2005
Eugene McCarthy, U.S. Senator (1959-71). In 1968, he ran against incumbent Lyndon Johnson in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, with the intention of influencing the government to curtail its involvement in the Vietnam War. A number of antiwar activists cut their long hair and beards in order to campaign for McCarthy door-to-door, leading to the slogan "Get clean for Gene."

1888 d. 1983
James E. Casey, American businessman, founder of United Parcel Service (UPS).

1867 d. 1955
Cy Young (Denton True Young), American baseball Hall of Famer, winningest baseball pitcher ever with 511 wins.

1819 d. 1880
Edwin Laurentine Drake, American oil industry pioneer. He drilled the first productive U.S. oil well (1859, near Titusville, Pennsylvania).

1790 d. 1862
John Tyler, 10th U.S. President (1841-45) and 10th U.S. Vice-President (1841). He took office after Pres. Harrison died after having served only 31 days. He was also the only president to elope (1844) and the first President to decline to run for a second term.

1992 b. 1908
Paul Henried (Paul George Julius von Henried), Italian-born American actor. Film: Casablanca (1943, Victor Laszlo).

1788 b. 1707
Charles Wesley, English clergyman, helped his brother Charles establish Methodism. He wrote over 6,500 hymns including Hark, the Harold Angels Sing. (Source: An Almanac of the Christian Church)

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