Historical Events for 30th March 2024

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1822 - Congress combines East and West Florida into Florida Territory
1865 - -4] Battle at 5 Forks, Virginia
1910 - Mississippi Legislature founded The University of Southern Mississippi
1923 - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority formed at Howard U in 1920 incorporates
1939 - Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph
1963 - 117th Grand National: 19-year old jockey Pat Buckley aboard 66/1 outsider Ayala wins by 3/4 of a length from Carrickbeg
1972 - North Vietnam launches a major conventional offensive against South Vietnam
1972 - Revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical-comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", starring Phil Silvers, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC; runs for 156 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards
2008 - WrestleMania XXIV, Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL: Kane defeats Chavo Guerrero; Randy Orton beats Triple H and John Cena in a title Triple Threat match; The Undertaker downs Edge
2022 - State memorial service held for Australian cricketing great Shane Warne at Melbourne Cricket Ground, attended by 50,000

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