On March 29, 1632, French and English claims to territory in America were divided by the Treaty of St. Germain.
In 1790 John Tyler, who would become the 10th president, was born in Charles City County, Va.
In 1847 American forces under Gen. Winfield Scott occupied Veracruz, Mexico, after Mexican forces surrendered.
In 1943 the U.S. began its World War II rationing of meat, butter and cheese.
In 1951 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. (They were executed in June 1953.)
In 1961 the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving residents of the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections.
In 1971 Army Lt. William Calley was convicted at a court-martial of murdering 22 Vietnamese civilians in what became known as the My Lai massacre.
In 1973 the last American troops left South Vietnam.
In 1974 one member and seven former members of the Ohio National Guard were indicted in the deaths of four students and the wounding of nine others shot during an anti-war demonstration at Kent State University. (The defendants would be acquitted.)
In 1988 Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas ended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
In 1999 the University of Connecticut defeated Duke 77-74 in St. Petersburg, Fla., to win the NCAA Division I men’s basketball title.
