Historical Events for 29th March 2023

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1860 - Dion Boucicault's stage melodrama "The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen" at Laura Keene's Theatre, NYC
1873 - English FA Cup Final, Lillie Bridge, London: Wanderers beat Oxford University, 2-0; second consecutive title
1912 - Captain Robert Falcon Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far"
1912 - 74th Grand National: Ernie Piggott wins aboard 4/1 co-favourite Jerry M
1927 - Henry Segrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona
1946 - Australian cricket bowlers Bill O'Reilly (5/14) and Ernie Toshack (4/12) rout NZ for 42 in one-off Test in Wellington; Test debuts of greats Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller and Don Tallon
1973 - US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution
1981 - Jorge Rafael Videla resigns as President and dictator of Argentina, handing the reins to Roberto Viola
2007 - Rihanna releases her hit single "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z, goes to No. 1 on US Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks
2015 - WrestleMania XXXI, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (76,976): Seth Rollins beats Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in impromptu triple threat match to capture WWE Heavyweight title

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