Steve Helber, The Associated PressA crowd estimated at 35,000 friends, family and wellwishers wave flags and signs as they welcomed the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy to the Norfolk Naval Base in Norfolk, Thursday, March 28, 1991. Ten thousand sailors in the eight ship Kennedy battle group returned to their homeport of Norfolk after a 7 ? month deployment on Operation Desert Storm.
The Associated PressThe latest thing in Easter bonnets is shown by Lulu, star attraction at the Bloomington Zoo, Illinois, who had this expression when she posed for photographer, March 28, 1959.
Anthony Camerano, The Associated PressA slip torn from the body of Veronica Gedeon, slain artist's model, is held up by a detective in New York, March 28, 1937. Gedeon, her mother Mary Gedeon and a boarder were found slain when Joseph Gedeon, estranged husband of Mary, arrived for Easter dinner.
The Associated PressPfc. Harold L. Keel, left, Tennessee City, Tenn., and Tech. Sgt. Harry H. Steffenhagen, right, Richmond, VA., is visited by Doc Sunshine, the mascot of a Coast-Guard-manned transport, March 28, 1945, who constantly walks from bunk to bunk, giving his paw. The transport carries casualties from European battlefields to the U.S.
/Carl Nesensohn, The Associated PressDorothy Brengel helps W.D. Foden, Chairman of Statler Safety Committee, demonstrate the Drunkometer, a breath tests for alcohol, on display at the Greater New York Safety Council, Hotel Statler, March 28, 1950. For the preliminary test, the breath of the suspect is collected in a balloon and passed through a purple fluid to see if it changes color. The breath of a non-drinking person will cause no change. If the purple color disappears, the amount of breath required to accomplish this indicates the approximate accumulation of alcohol in the blood. (AP Photo/Carl Nesensohn)
The Associated PressHeavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, left, makes a suprise appearance on the Academy Awards show, staging a sparring with Sylvester Stallone, actor and screenwriter of the boxing drama "Rocky," on March 28, 1977, in Los Angeles, California.
Don Brinn, The Associated PressThe Rope Trick demonstrated at the Merve Taylor Magic Co., makers of magical tricks for magicians all over the world, in North Hollywood, Calif., March 28, 1952. One end of the rope slowly rises from the coil when the illusionist performs this difficult stunt. The rope is not raised by a suspended invisible thread because the photographer passed his hand over the top of the rope by way of testing.
Don Brinn, The Associated PressMerve Taylor, president of the magic factory which bears his name, performs the levitation trick called The Floating Lady on March 28, 1952 in North Hollywood, Calif. He is trying it out before two of his staff, in foreground, as they work out an improved version of the stunt, which is a favorite among illusionists and has many variations. He passes a hoop over and around Ginger Trixie St. Pierre. Thats a measuring tape in center, which theyre using to measure the height of the lady who eventually disappears up beyond the ceiling curtain. Ginger blithely munches away on a sandwich in the process of leaving this world.
The Associated PressGasoline storage tanks are shown burning in the early morning hours of March 28, 1964, on the outskirts of Crescent City, Calif., March 28, 1964, after being ignited by power lines broken by the tidal wave caused by an earthquake in Alaska.
Jack Thornell, The Associated PressA police officer uses his nightstick on a youth reportedly involved in the looting that followed the breakup of a march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March 28, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn. Black leaders accused the police of brutality while police officers said they did what was necessary to restore order. In the wake of the violence, a curfew was imposed and more than 3,800 National Guardsmen were rushed to the city. A week later, King was assassinated at Memphis' Lorraine Motel.
Ray Stubblebine, The Associated PressTiddlywinks, once a recreational lark in the lore of youth, had its serious side as young competitors bent to their tabletop strategy in what was billed as the first annual junior continental tiddlywinks championship for students under college age in Peekskill, N.Y., March 28, 1972. A determined Michele Bagnall, 13, of Phoenixville, Pa., tries a shot during play.
Charles W. Harrity, The Associated PressPres. Jimmy Carter, right is followed by his daughter, Amy Carter, center, as they return to the White House after a weekend at Camp David, Sunday, March 28, 1977, Washington, D.C. It was their second weekend at Presidential retreat. First Lady Rosalynn Carter is at left.
Reed Saxon, The Associated PressDave Stewart, left, and Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics attend the 26th annual grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif., March 28, 1984. The duo is nominated for best New Artist.
Walter Stein, The Associated PressTwisted cars and rails of the New York Central are strewn about after a multiple-train collision near Conneaut, Ohio, March 28, 1953. At least 21 people were killed and scores of others injured.
The Associated PressEnlisted men of B-25 bomber group eating mass in slit trench, March 28, 1943. The trenches are for protection against strafing and bomb fragment during air raids. However, the men eat her because they prefer eating out in the open and itís more comfortable.
Alastair Grant, The Associated PressComet Hale-Bopp seen above the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge in south west England Friday, March 28, 1997. Stonehenge, a collection of Bronze Age monuments, was constructed, according to modern archeological research, around 2000 BC.
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A crowd estimated at 35,000 friends, family and wellwishers wave flags and signs as they welcomed the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy to the Norfolk Naval Base in Norfolk, Thursday, March 28, 1991. Ten thousand sailors in the eight ship Kennedy battle group returned to their homeport of Norfolk after a 7 ? month deployment on Operation Desert Storm.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on March 28.
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