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What Happened On April 29

Q: What happened on April 29?

1770: On his first voyage, British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour (pictured) landed at Botany Bay, making the first recorded European landfall on the eastern coast of Australia. 1974: Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal. 1670: Emilio Altieri is elected pope after a four-month conclave and takes the name Clement X. 2011: Watched by a worldwide television audience of tens of millions, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London. 1945: World War II: The U.S. Army liberated Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, and killed German prisoners of war. 1944: Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Operations Executive and the local Maquis group. 1910: Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth. 2011: The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London. 1992: Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed. 1986: The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea.

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1770 First ever
On his first voyage, British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour (pictured) landed at Botany Bay, making the first recorded European landfall on the eastern coast of Australia.
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1974 Oddly true
Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1670 Oddly true
Emilio Altieri is elected pope after a four-month conclave and takes the name Clement X.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2011 Oddly true
Watched by a worldwide television audience of tens of millions, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1945 First ever
World War II: The U.S. Army liberated Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, and killed German prisoners of war.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1944 Oddly true
Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Operations Executive and the local Maquis group.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1910 First ever
Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2011 Oddly true
The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1992 Oddly true
Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1986 First ever
The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2015A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests. Wikipedia →
2013A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people. Wikipedia →
2013National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board. Wikipedia →
2011The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London. Wikipedia →
2004The final Oldsmobile is built in Lansing, Michigan, ending 107 years of vehicle production. Wikipedia →
1997The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories. Wikipedia →
1992Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed. Wikipedia →
1991A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless. Wikipedia →
1991The 7.0 Mw Racha earthquake affects Georgia with a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), killing 270 people. Wikipedia →
1986A fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items. Wikipedia →
1986The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea. Wikipedia →
1986An assembly of Sikhs, known as a Sarbat Khalsa, officially declare independence for a state of Khalistan. Wikipedia →
1985Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B. Wikipedia →
1975Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon before an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end. This happens after the Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Wikipedia →
1975Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands. Wikipedia →
1974Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal. Wikipedia →
1970Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. Wikipedia →
1967After refusing induction into the United States Army the previous day, Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. Wikipedia →
1953The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast shows an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV. Wikipedia →
1952Pan Am Flight 202 crashes into the Amazon basin near Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, killing 50 people. Wikipedia →
1946The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes. Wikipedia →
1945World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy. Wikipedia →
1945World War II: Allied airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands. Wikipedia →
1945World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. Wikipedia →
1945Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops. Wikipedia →
1916World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point. Wikipedia →
1916Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end. Wikipedia →
1911Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded. Wikipedia →
1910The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public. Wikipedia →
1903A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada. Wikipedia →
1864Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War. Wikipedia →
1862American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut. Wikipedia →
1862American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth begins as Union forces under General Henry Halleck move to engage Confederate forces led by General P. G. T. Beauregard. Wikipedia →
1861Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union. Wikipedia →
1826The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 5128 is discovered by James Dunlop. Wikipedia →
1781American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique. Wikipedia →
1770James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names. Wikipedia →
1760French forces commence the siege of Quebec which is held by the British. Wikipedia →
1670Emilio Altieri is elected pope after a four-month conclave and takes the name Clement X. Wikipedia →
1521Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås. Wikipedia →
1492The Crown's decision to expel the Jews is announced in Zaragoza, Aragon, to the kingdom's procurators. Wikipedia →
1483Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile. Wikipedia →
1429Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans. Wikipedia →
1091Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Wikipedia →
801An earthquake in the Central Apennines hits Rome and Spoleto, damaging the basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2021The Guardian
Don’t mention the pokies: Tasmanian premier refuses to detail policy before Saturday’s election
Unlike the 2018 election when pokies took centre stage, neither major party wants to talk about them
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2012The Guardian
Social unrest on the rise in Europe, says ILO report
Welfare cuts and unemployment fuelling protests and anxiety across the continent
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1948The New York Times
Standard Brands Group Reports 3% Rise In Net Sales, 9% Drop in Quarter's Profit
Net sales of Standard Brands, Inc., and its subsidiaries operating in the United States in the first quarter of 1948…
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