🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Sunday, March 29. Today, we're checking out the first capital of Brazil, Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot, looking at the end of the Vietnam War, exploring the Terracotta Army, and so much more — all quick, to the point, and easy to understand.
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🚀 Time Machine
-845
Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collect a huge ransom for leaving.
-1795
Ludwig van Beethoven (24) made his piano debut at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria.
-1959
Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon, premiered at the Capitol Theatre in NYC.
-1973
The last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam after Hanoi released many American POWs; eight years of direct involvement ended.
-1974
NASA's Mariner 10 became the first spacecraft to visit Mercury, providing close-up images of the planet.
-1974
Chinese farmers find the Terracotta Army near Xi'an, 8,000 clay warrior statues guarding the tomb of Qin Shi Huang.
-1982
19-year-old Michael Jordan hits a 16-foot jump shot with 15 seconds left to lead North Carolina to the NCAA championship over Georgetown.
-1999
Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over 10,000 for the first time.
-2022
Ukraine wins a major victory when Russia withdraws its badly mauled forces from Kyiv.
📸 Snapshot
The British Postal Censorship Department in Liverpool during World War I, 1917
🗨️ Last Words
“The end cannot be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more.”