03-29-2005, 06:20 AM
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March 29th
1638 ~ Swedish colonists established first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden.
1799 ~ New York passed a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state.
1867 ~ Queen Victoria gave Royal Assent to the British North America Act which established the Dominion of Canada on July 1.
1899 ~ Birthday of Lavrenty Beria, Soviet Communist leader.
1912 ~ Death of Robert Falcon Scott, Explorer.
1981 ~ First running of the London Marathon.
1982 ~ The Canada Act 1982 (U.K.) received the Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.
1984 ~ The Baltimore Colts of the NFL moved to Indianapolis in the middle of the night.
2004 ~ Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
2004 ~ Death of Alistair Cooke, Television Host.
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