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March 29, 1942

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Headlines from March 29, 1942

SOUTHPAWS BLANK GIANTS FOR INDIANS; Milnar and Smith Allow Four Hits in 2-0 Victory Over Hubbell and Carpenter SOUTHPAWS BLANK GIANTS FOR INDIANS

By John Drebingerspecial To the New York Times

MIAMI, Fla., March 28 -- A couple of slightly faded left-handed mound aces, Al Milnar and Al Smith, dealt the Giants a lot of misery from the bottom of the deck today, with the result that Lou Boudreau's Indians vanquished the Polo Grounders for the second time this Spring, 2 to 0.

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Notable Births

Scott Wilson (actor)

1942Scott Wilson, American actor (died 2018)[†]

Scott Wilson was an American actor. He had more than 50 film credits, including In the Heat of the Night, In Cold Blood, The Great Gatsby, Dead Man Walking, Pearl Harbor, and Junebug. In 1980, Wilson received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role in William Peter Blatty's The Ninth Configuration. He played veterinarian Hershel Greene on the AMC television series The Walking Dead. He also had a recurring role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as casino mogul Sam Braun, as well as a lead role on the Netflix series The OA as Abel Johnson.

Historical Events

Bombing of LĂźbeck in World War II

1942The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.[†]

During World War II, the city of LĂźbeck was the first German city to be attacked in substantial numbers by the Royal Air Force. The attack on the night of 28 March 1942 created a firestorm that caused severe damage to the historic centre, with bombs destroying three of the main churches and large parts of the built-up area. It led to the retaliatory "Baedeker" raids on historic British cities.