March 28 - The Day in History

March 28 : General Interest 1979: Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island At 4 a.m. on March 28, 1979, the worst accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry begins when a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island fails to close... read more American Revolution 1774 : British Parliament adopts the Coercive Acts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-parliament-adopts-the-coercive-acts Automotive 1941 : Land cleared for Ford's Willow Run plant http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/land-cleared-for-fords-willow-run-plant Civil War 1862 : Yankess turn back Rebels at the Battle of Glorieta Pass http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-glorieta-pass Cold War 1946 : Acheson-Lilienthal Report released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/acheson-lilienthal-report-released Crime 1814 : Funeral held for the man behind the guillotine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/funeral-held-for-the-man-behind-the-guillotine 2006 : Duke lacrosse team suspended following sexual assault allegations http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/duke-lacrosse-team-suspended-following-sexual-assault-allegations Disaster 1979 : Reactor overheats at Three Mile Island http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reactor-overheats-at-three-mile-island General Interest 1939 : Spanish Civil War ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spanish-civil-war-ends 1969 : Eisenhower dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-dies Hollywood 1920 : Fairbanks and Pickford marry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fairbanks-and-pickford-marry Literary 1936 : Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mario-vargas-llosa-peruvian-novelist-is-born Music 1958 : W.C. Handy-the "Father of the Blues"-dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wc-handy8212the-quotfather-of-the-bluesquot8212dies Old West 1776 : De Anza founds San Francisco http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/de-anza-founds-san-francisco Presidential 1834 : Congress censures Jackson http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-censures-jackson Sports 1984 : Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/baltimore-colts-move-to-indianapolis Vietnam War 1961 : Diem's popular support questioned http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/diems-popular-support-questioned 1967 : American pacifists arrive in Haiphong http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-pacifists-arrive-in-haiphong World War I 1915 : First American citizen killed during WWI http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-american-citizen-killed-during-wwi World War II 1941 : Cunningham leads fateful British strike at Italians http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cunningham-leads-fateful-british-strike-at-italians

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