March 29th

• 845

  Vikings, likely under Ragnar Lodbrok, sack Paris; huge ransom paid.

• 1795

  Beethoven's debut performance as pianist in Vienna.

• 1798

  Republic of Switzerland forms.

• 1827

  20,000 attend Beethoven's burial in Vienna.

• 1848

  Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to ice jam.

• 1974

  Terracotta Army discovered near Xi'an, China. View Post →

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• 1989

  1st Soviet hockey players permitted to play for the NHL.

• 2010

  Mayan city of Chichen Itza purchased by the state of Yucatán.

• 2017

  Man found inside a 7m long python in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

• 2021

  Ever Given freed after blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week.

• 2023

  Mohamed bin Zayed names son Khaled crown prince of Abu Dhabi.

• 1983

  Erno Rubik granted patent for his Magic Cube.

• 2010

  Tokyo Skytree becomes tallest structure in Japan.

• 1973

  U.S. withdraws from Vietnam.

• 1865

  Appomattox campaign, final in the Civil War, begins.