March 29 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for March 29
In the headlines today:

1996	The Cleveland Browns NFL team becomes the Baltimore Ravens.
1985	Hockey great Wayne Gretzky makes his 126th assist, breaking his own NHL season record.
1971	A Los Angeles jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson for the brutal murder of actress Sharon Tate.
1971	Lt. William Calley, Jr. is found guilty of murdering Vietnamese civilians during the My Lai massacre.
1962	Jack Paar leaves The Tonight Show after five years as host.
1961	The 23rd Amendment is ratified, granting residents of Washington, DC, the right to vote in presidential elections.
1951	Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage, and executed two years later.
1951	The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The King and I, starring Yul Brynner, opens on Broadway.
1951	All About Eve wins an Oscar® for Best Picture.
1943	The rationing of US dairy products such as milk, butter, and cheese begins during WWII.
1932	Comedian Jack Benny makes his radio debut (on Ed Sullivan's NBC talk show).
1921	The Iowa state flag is adopted.
1913	Flooding along the Tennessee River is blamed for 467 deaths.
1867	The Dominion of Canada is created when Britain's Parliament passes the North America Act.
1848	Fur millionaire John Jacob Astor dies.
1792	King Gustavus IV of Sweden is assassinated.
1638	The first Swedish settlers to the New World arrive at Delaware.