March 1929
Sunday, March 31, 1929
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==Sunday, March 31, 1929== |
==Sunday, March 31, 1929== |
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*The second [[Trans-American Footrace]], nicknamed the "Bunion Derby", began in New York City. 77 runners were competing for a total of $60,000 in prize money awarded to first 15 people to reach the finish line in Los Angeles.{{cite book |last=Kastner |first=Charles B. |date=2014 |title=The 1929 Bunion Derby: Johnny Salo and the Great Footrace Across America |location=Syracuse, New York |publisher=Syracuse University Press |page=xv |isbn=978-0-8156-1036-6 }} |
*The second [[Trans-American Footrace]], nicknamed the "Bunion Derby", began in New York City. 77 runners were competing for a total of $60,000 in prize money awarded to the first 15 people to reach the finish line in Los Angeles.{{cite book |last=Kastner |first=Charles B. |date=2014 |title=The 1929 Bunion Derby: Johnny Salo and the Great Footrace Across America |location=Syracuse, New York |publisher=Syracuse University Press |page=xv |isbn=978-0-8156-1036-6 }} |
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*The airplane ''[[Southern Cross (aircraft)|Southern Cross]]'' and its crew temporarily went missing over northwest Australia, on the first leg of an attempt to fly from [[Sydney]] to England.{{cite news |last=Myers |first=Jack |date=April 12, 1929 |title=Southern Cross Found; Report Crew Safe, Well | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=5 }} |
*The airplane ''[[Southern Cross (aircraft)|Southern Cross]]'' and its crew temporarily went missing over northwest Australia, on the first leg of an attempt to fly from [[Sydney]] to England.{{cite news |last=Myers |first=Jack |date=April 12, 1929 |title=Southern Cross Found; Report Crew Safe, Well | work=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]]|page=5 }} |
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*'''Died:''' [[Myron T. Herrick]], 74, American politician and U.S. Ambassador to France |
*'''Died:''' [[Myron T. Herrick]], 74, American politician and U.S. Ambassador to France |
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