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March 28, 1939
What happens when a civil war becomes a rehearsal for an even bigger one?
On March 28, 1939, Nationalist forces under General Francisco Franco entered Madrid, ending the Spanish Civil War after nearly three years of fighting that killed over 500,000 people.
Today in Sports
March 28, 1992
Is one shot really enough to define the greatest college basketball game ever played?
With 2.1 seconds left in overtime, Grant Hill threw a 75-foot pass to Christian Laettner, who caught it, dribbled once, turned, and hit a jumper at the buzzer.
Today in Music
A new wave band from CBGB put rap on the pop charts before any rapper could
Blondie's 'Rapture' reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 28, 1981, becoming the first chart-topping single to feature a rap section.
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Today in Science
He meant it as an insult -- and accidentally named the most important theory in cosmology
British astronomer Fred Hoyle appeared on a BBC radio program and dismissed the idea that the universe began in a single explosive event.
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Today in Film
A nuclear plant melts down 12 days after a movie predicted exactly that
The Three Mile Island nuclear accident began on March 28, 1979, just twelve days after 'The China Syndrome' opened in theaters.
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