THIS DAY IN HISTORY 29/03

This Day in History 29/03

MARCH 29TH

1549 – The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.

1798 – Republic of Switzerland forms

1849 – Great Britain formally annexs Punjab after defeat of Sikhs in India

1961 – After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge

1998 – Vasco da Gama Road bridge opens in Lisbon, Portugal as the longest bridge in Europe

2004 – Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia join NATO as full members.

2004 – The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

1790 – John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845)

FAMOUS DEATHS

1912 – Robert Falcon Scott, British pole explorer, dies in Antarctica at 43

1959 – Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic’s 1st president, dies

FAMOUS WEDDING

1813 – John Tyler (23) later 10th US President, marries 1st wife Letitia Christian Tyler (22)

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