The Associated PressWith his tuxedo in disarray, rock singer Meat Loaf shakes his finger at Karla de Vito during the song "Paradise By The Dashboard Light," March 29, 1978 in Union, N.J.
The Associated PressTed Kennedy Jr. posted the fifth fastest time in the men's downhill competition for skiers with a disability of one leg, at The National Handicapped Ski, March 29, 1984, Jackson, WY. Kennedy, son of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., raced through the 26-gate course in a time of 1:16.24.
H Babout, The Associated PressActor Gary Grant gives a press conference at the Raphael Hotel, in Paris, on March 29, 1956.
The Associated PressThe southwestern quadrant of Mercury is seen in this picture taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft on March 29, 1974. The picture was taken four hours before the time of closest approach when Mariner was 122,000 miles from the planet. The largest craters are about 62 miles in diameter in this photo. (AP Photo)
The Associated PressSimon Boyle, 26, wears one of the false moustaches he sells in his Chelsea, London, shop, March 29, 1967. The moustaches may soon be as common as false eyelashes for women if the sell-out success of Boyle's shop is any indication.
Alexis Duclos, The Associated PressBritish pop singer Elton John is shown during the Cartier reception in Monastir, Tunisia, March 29, 1983.
Charles Gorry, The Associated PressMrs. W. R. New is shown with her electric ice box, electric stove and electric water heater in Norris, Tenn., on March 29, 1938. Mrs. New's husband works for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
The Associated PressFreddie Mercury, 41, lead singer of the British rock band Queen, is shown in London, England, on March 29, 1988.
Lichitz/Bodini, The Associated PressMick Jagger from The Rolling Stones at L'Olympia in Paris, France on March 29, 1966.
The Associated PressUndersheriff Fred Ivy Jr. examines the contents of boxes found in the farm home kitchen in which an elderly brother and two sisters lived as recluses in Paola, Kansas on March 29, 1930. Officers found Miss Mandy Stachling, 65, and Miss Mattie Stachling, 63, at the home, and the body of their brother, Albert P. Stachling, 70, dead of malnutrition.
The Associated PressBillionaire developer Donald Trump, right, waits with his brother Robert for the start of a Casino Control Commission meeting in Atlantic City, N.J., March 29, 1990. Trump was seeking final approval for the Taj Mahal Casino Resort, one of the world's largest casino complexes.
The Associated PressDesolation in this part of the Dust Bowl is graphically illustrated by these rippling dunes banked against a fence, farm home, barn and windmill in Guymon, Oklahoma, March 29, 1937. This property was abandoned by its owner when destructive dust clouds forced him to seek fortune elsewhere.
The Associated PressTraining for a role in the movies, Aladdin, three and one-half year old African lion, as he carefully sidled along two parallel steel cables, at the Gay Lion Farm in El Monte, Calif., on March 29, 1939. Aladdin is under the supervision of his trainer, Hugh Stewart, who at the moment isnt paying a great deal of attention to his pupil. (AP Photo)
The Associated PressJoe Louis, the Brown Bomber, tries a new pastime at his Greenwood Lake, NY, camp March 19, 1940, where he is training for his bout with Johnny Paychek. The Louis vs. Paychek fight will be at New York's Madison Square Garden, March 29, 1940. Donning skis and appropriate snow costume, Louis starts downhill.
The Associated PressAs U.S. Pacific Fleet's carrier planes strike against enemy bases in the Palau Group, a Japanese battleship is hit and set afire. The photo is dated March 29 or 30, 1944.
The Associated PressThe executioner closes the eyes of Laszlo Endre, sentenced to death for persecution and torture of Jews in Hungary during the war, after the hangmans noose wiped the broad smile from his face. The execution took place in Budapest, March 29, 1946.
The Associated PressGroceries that washed out through the broken windows of a super market by the tidal waves that swept Crescent City, Calif., are scooped by a lift truck in front of the store, March 29, 1964. The entire area of the store was swept by the huge waves that destroyed a large part of the downtown section.
Horst Faas, The Associated PressHovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into tree line to cover the advance of Vietnamese ground troops in an attack on a Viet Cong camp 18 miles north of Tay Ninh on March 29, 1965, which is northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border. Combined assault routed Viet Cong guerrilla force.
Spartaco Bodini, The Associated PressCaribbean singer Harry Belafonte performs during an appearance at a benefit for the U.S. civil rights movement, in Paris' Palais des Sports, March 29, 1966.
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With his tuxedo in disarray, rock singer Meat Loaf shakes his finger at Karla de Vito during the song "Paradise By The Dashboard Light," March 29, 1978 in Union, N.J.
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By Glen Barber | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on March 29.
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