TODAY IN HISTORY (March 29):
1951 - The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The King and I" opened on Broadway.
1959 - Some Like It Hot, featuring cross-dressers Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, is released.
1976 - The constitutionality of Virginia's sodomy laws was upheld by the US Supreme Court.
1985 - The Los Angeles Times announced its support of gay rights and urged the US Supreme Court to take a stand on gay issues.
1988 - Georgetown University lost an eight year legal battle to avoid providing facilities and financial support to campus gay organizations.
1989 - Jodie Foster wins the Best Actress Oscar for "The Accused."
1990 - NGLTF director Urvashi Vaid interrupted a speech by President Bush, accusing him of a lack of action on AIDS.
1991 - OutRage held a zap at Home Office to protest legal attempts to prevent lesbian and gay couples from adopting or becoming foster parents.
1994 - Joint session of the Massachusetts legislature approves the state's gay marriage amendment. It needs approval again during 2006 in order to be sent to the voters. Born on this day:
1867 - Cy (Denton True) Young, Baseball Hall of Famer
1918 - Pearl (Mae) Bailey
1927 - John McLaughlin, TV host
1943 - Eric Idle
1956 - Kurt Thomas, gymnast
1957 - Christopher Lambert, actor
1963 - M.C. Hammer
1964 - Elle McPherson
1968 - Lucy Lawless
1976 - Jennifer Capriati
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