Important Events From This day in History – 29 March

Today in History

• 2010 Two Chechen suicide bombers detonate their devices in the Moscow underground

  The attack was allegedly carried out by “black widows,” or Islamist Chechen female suicide bombers.

• 2004 Ireland becomes the first country to ban smoking in all workplaces

  Contrary to initial fears, the ban had no negative economic consequences, and several other countries quickly passed similar legislation. Tobacco smoke is the single leading cause of preventable death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

• 1974 The Terracotta Army is discovered in Xi’an, China

  Local farmers discovered the famous collection of 8000 soldier sculptures depicting Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s army while digging a water well.

• 1971 Charles Manson is sentenced to death in the gas chamber

  The sentence was never carried out because the death penalty was abolished by the California Supreme Court in 1972. On November 19, 2017, the infamous criminal who ordered several murders was sentenced to life in prison and died.

• 1912 Robert Scott makes his final diary entry

  “We’ll stick it out to the end,” Scott wrote, “but we’re getting weaker, of course, and the end can’t be far away.” On an expedition to the South Pole, the British explorer and his companions died.