March 28, 1776
Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza founds the city of San Francisco with 247 colonists.
March 29, 1973
Two months after the signing of the Vietnam Peace Agreement, the last U.S. troops withdraw from Vietnam.
April 2, 1902
The Electric Theatre, the first theater dedicated specifically to movies, opens in Los Angeles. Admission costs 10 cents for a one-hour show.