On This Day - March 29th

Featured Event:

Dominion of Canada created (1867) 🇨🇦

On this day in 1867, with the British North America Act, the British colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Canada were united as the Dominion of Canada, and the province of Canada was separated into Quebec and Ontario.

Other Events:

1807: German astronomer Wilhelm Olbers discovered the minor planet Vesta, the brightest asteroid in the sky. 🔭

1961: The Twenty-third Amendment was certified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. 🗳️

1973: American troops evacuated Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) as the United States ended its involvement in the Vietnam War. 🪖

1999: Canadian ice-hockey player Wayne Gretzky, considered by many to be the greatest player in NHL history, scored the final goal of his career. 🏒

Holidays:

Boganda Day 🇨🇫

National Vietnam War Veterans Day 🇺🇸

Day of the Young Combatant 🇨🇱

Youth Day 🇹🇼

Featured Birthdays:

1790: John Tyler 🇺🇸 (10th President)

1918: Sam Walton 🇺🇸 (Businessman)

1943: John Major 🇬🇧 (Prime Minister)

1955: Brendan Gleeson 🇮🇪 (Actor)

Featured Deaths:

1891: Georges Seurat 🇫🇷 (Painter)

1982: Carl Orff 🇩🇪 (Composer)

2005: Johnnie Cochran 🇺🇸 (Lawyer)