MARCH 29
1999:Wayne Gretzky, hockey’s “Great One,” scores his final goal in the
National Hockey League. Playing for the New York Rangers, Gretzky
completes his professional career with 1,072 goals, breaking Gordie Howe’s record of 1,071.
1962: Jack Paar hosts The Tonight Show for the final time, ending a five-year stint with NBC’s popular nighttime variety program that Paar described as making him feel “bone tired.” Paar will be succeeded behind the desk by Johnny Carson.
1973: Two months after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam, ending America’s lengthy and costly involvement in the Vietnam War.
1962: Jack Paar hosts The Tonight Show for the final time, ending a five-year stint with NBC’s popular nighttime variety program that Paar described as making him feel “bone tired.” Paar will be succeeded behind the desk by Johnny Carson.
1973: Two months after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam, ending America’s lengthy and costly involvement in the Vietnam War.
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