March 29, 1958: Four traffic accidents in two days on Oahu brings the National Guard out on Maui.  The governor, William Quinn, flabbergasted that there should be four traffic deaths in such a short period of time, decides that the National Guard is needed to keep calm on Hawaii roadways and restore order at intersections throughout the territory.  The National Guard activity lasts less than two days.

HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — March 29th

•  1867: The British North America Act (Canadian constitution) is passed 
• 1871: Albert Hall opens its doors in London 
• 1882: The Knights of Columbus is chartered for Catholic men 
• 1886: Coca-Cola is created (uses cocaine as one ingredient) 
• 1961: After a 4-year trial, Nelson Mandela is acquitted of treason
• 1969: Communist New People’s Army found in Philippines 
• 1971: Lt. William L. Calley Jr. is Court-martialed for premeditated murder of 22 South Vietnamese in My Lai 
• 1989: The first U.S. private commercial rocket takes suborbital test flight (NM) 
• 1989: I.M. Pei’s pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris 
• 1989: Junk Bond King Micheal Milken is indicted on security fraud charges 
• 1999: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 10,000 for the first time, at 10,006.78
• 2006 Hamas formally took over the Palestinian government.
•  2006 The U.N. Security Council demanded that Iran suspend uranium enrichment.

BORN ON THIS DAY — March 29th

• 1867: Cy Young, winningest baseball pitcher 
• 1916: Eugene McCarthy, (Sen-D-Minn, presidential candidate 1968) 
• 1918: Pearl Bailey, Newport News Virginia, singer (Hello Dolly) (90 years ago) 
• 1918: Sam Walton, billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart)
• 1943: John Majors, Prime Minister of Great Britain
• 1943: Lech Walesa, union leader/president Poland
• 1956: LaToya Jackson, singer
• 1964: Elle Macpherson,  model
• 1970: Lara Flynn Boyle, actress 
• 1976: Jennifer Capriati, tennis pro 
• 1988:  Kelly Sweet, singer