1903<\/strong> – Revolutionary activity in the Dominican Republic brought U.S. troops to Santo Domingo to protect American interests.<\/p>\n 1905<\/strong> – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was chosen to mediate in the Russo-Japanese peace talks.<\/p>\n 1909<\/strong> – The Queensboro bridge in New York opened linking Manhattan and Queens. It was the first double decker bridge.<\/p>\n 1909<\/strong> – In Oklahoma, Seminole Indians revolted against meager pay for government jobs.<\/p>\n 1916<\/strong> – Pancho Villa killed 172 at the Guerrero garrison in Mexico.<\/p>\n 1936<\/strong> – Britain announced a naval construction program of 38 warships.<\/p>\n 1939<\/strong> – The comic book “Detective Comics #27” appeared on newstands. 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Hinckley Jr. Two police officers and Press Secretary James Brady were also wounded.<\/p>\n 1982<\/strong> – The space shuttle Columbia completed its third and its longest test flight after 8 days in space.<\/p>\n 1984<\/strong> – The U.S. ended its participation in the multinational peace force in Lebanon.<\/p>\n 1987<\/strong> – Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” was bought for $39.85 million.<\/p>\n 1993<\/strong> – In Sarajevo, two Serb militiamen were sentenced to death for war crimes committed in Bosnia.<\/p>\n 1993<\/strong> – In the Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown hit his first home run.<\/p>\n 1994<\/strong> – Serbs and Croats signed a cease-fire to end their war in Croatia while Bosnian Muslims and Serbs continued to fight each other.<\/p>\n 1998<\/strong> – Rolls-Royce was purchased by BMW in a $570 million deal.<\/p>\n 2002<\/strong> – An unmanned U.S. spy plan crashed at sea in the Southern Philippines.<\/p>\n 2002<\/strong> – Suspected Islamic militants set off several grenades at a temple in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Four civilians, four policemen, and two attackers were killed and 20 people were injured.<\/p>\n 2009<\/strong> – The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed that the new World Trade Center building would be officially known by its legal name of “One World Trade Center.<\/p>\n 2017 <\/strong>\u2013 SpaceX conducts the world’s first flight of an orbital class rocket.<\/p>\n History of 30 March 1903 – Revolutionary activity in the Dominican Republic brought U.S. troops to Santo Domingo to protect American interests. 1905 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was chosen to mediate in the Russo-Japanese peace talks. 1909 – The Queensboro bridge in New York opened linking Manhattan and Queens. It was the first double decker bridge. 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