Today in History, 3/29

1461: During the Wars of the Roses, Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England.
1790: John Tyler, 10th President of the United States, is born.1799: New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state.
1801: Construction is authorized on the Cumberland Road, which is the first US federal highway.
1849: The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.
1857: The Sepoy Mutiny (aka The War of Independence of 1857) begins as the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry revolts against British rule of India.1865: During the Civil War, the Battle of Appomattox Court House begins.
1867: Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act, which establishes the Dominion of Canada.
1867: Cy Young is born.1871: The Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.1879: During the Anglo-Zulu War, British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus at the Battle of Kambula.
1886: Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, GA.1937: Billy Carter is born.1943: Eric Idle is born.

1943: Rationing of meat and cheese begins in the US.
1944: Terry Jacks is born. He wrote "Seasons in the Sun," a really terrible song.

1948: Bud Cort is born. He was in the move Harold and Maude.
1951: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.1955: Marina Sirtis is born. She played Counselor Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation. She was easy on the eyes, but she didn't get to do much.1957: Christopher Lambert is born. He played the titular character in the 80's classic Highlander1961: The Twenty-Third Amendment is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, DC to vote in presidential elections.
1961: Amy Sedaris is born. She was great as Jeri Blank in Strangers With Candy.

1962: Jack Paar hosts the Tonight Show for the last time.1964: Elle Macpherson is born.1968: Lucy Lawless is born.1971: Lt. William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder in the My Lai Massacre and sentenced to life in prison.1973: The last United States soldiers leave South Vietnam.

Today in History elements mostly cribbed from The History Channel, Wikipedia, The New York Times, The Jewish World Review, The Writer's Almanac and anything else I can dig up.