Love History? Here are random facts from March 29.
1638 – Swedish colonists establish the first European settlement in Delaware, naming it New Sweden.
1806 – Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway.
1882 – The Knights of Columbus are established. The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, the mutual benefit society was named in honor of the famous Italian navigator Christopher Columbus.
1886 – Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia. It is first marketed as a health elixir and contained cocaine, which was legal at the time. No wonder it was so "refreshing".
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1936 – In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters.
1974 – Local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, discover the Terracotta Army that was buried with Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, in the 3rd century BC.
1999 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the internet boom.
2004 – The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.
2008 – Thirty-five countries and over 370 cities join Earth Hour for the first time.
BONUS Fact: What did the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution accomplish on this date in 1961?
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Thank you for reading "9 Odd But True Events of March 29."
1961 – The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.
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