Mar 29, 1962 – Jack Paar made his final appearance on the “Tonight” show.
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Mar 28, 1990 – Jesse Owens posthumously received the Congressional Gold Medal from U.S. President George H.W. Bush.
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Mar 27, 1794 – The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy.
“Without a decisive naval force, we can do nothing definitive and with it, everything honorable and glorious.” ~ George Washington
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Mar 26, 1885 – Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film in Rochester, NY.
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Mar 25, 1970 – The Concorde made its first supersonic flight.
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Mar 24, 1955 – Tennessee Williams’ play “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” debuted on Broadway.
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Mar 23, 1806 – Explorers Lewis and Clark, reached the Pacific coast, and began their return journey to the east.
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Mar 22, 1934 – The first Masters golf championship began in Augusta, GA.
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Mar 21, 1928 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge gave the Congressional Medal of Honor to Charles Lindbergh for his first trans-Atlantic flight.
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Mar 20, 1985 – Libby Riddles won the 1,135-mile Anchorage-to-Nome dog race becoming the first woman to win the Iditarod.
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