This Day in History March 29 1797 Mary Wollstonecraft, an early proponent of women’s rights, marries William Godwin—their daughter Mary would later author the book Frankenstein 1879 British troops defeat Zulu forces at the Battle of Kambula in southern Africa, turning the tide in favor of the British in the Zulu War 1906 Hyrum Carlton Seeley, Mr. Seeley’s grandfather, is born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah 1929 President Herbert Hoover has a telephone installed at his desk in the White House’s Oval Office 1951 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of espionage for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets after World War II 1971 Lt. William L. Calley is found guilty of premeditated murder by a U.S. Army court-martial for his involvement in the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam 1973 Two months after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam 1974 The unmanned U.S. space probe Mariner 10 becomes the first to reach the planet Mercury, sending back detailed photographs that allow scientists to map 35% of the planet’s surface 1975 English band Led Zeppelin becomes the first band in history to have six entries on the Billboard 200 albums chart at once, with Physical Graffiti (#1), Led Zeppelin IV (#83), Houses of the Holy (#92), Led Zeppelin II (#104), Led Zeppelin (#116), and Led Zeppelin III (#124) 1980 English singer Brian Johnson of the band Geordie joins Australian band AC/DC, replacing the recently deceased Bon Scott— Johnson’s first album with the band is Back in Black, which would become one of the top 5 selling albums in history 1982 The combination of an earthquake and a volcanic eruption at El Chichon, Mexico, kills 2,000 people 1982 The North Carolina Tarheels defeat the Georgetown Hoyas to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship, with freshman guard Michael Jordan hitting the game- winning shot 1999 On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 10,006.78, above the 10,000 mark for the first time in history 2005 American band Weezer releases “Beverly Hills,” the lead single from the band’s 5th studio album Make Believe 2009 Rick Wagoner, the CEO of troubled auto giant General Motors, is forced to resign by President Obama in order for the company to receive government bailout funds 2021 Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary, best known for her Ramona Quimby series and her Newberry Medal-winning book Dear Mr. Henshaw, died Thursday in Carmel, California, at age 104 2021 Crews working to extricate a cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal since last week made some progress over the weekend, but have still failed to clear the waterway—authorities state that the ship has been “partially refloated” 2021 Opening arguments begin in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee on the neck of George Floyd 10 months ago, resulting in Floyd’s death and sparking demonstrations across the country 2021 At least 114 people were killed on Saturday alone during the bloodiest weekend of protests in Myanmar since a military coup in February