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What Happened On November 29

Q: What happened on November 29?

1890: The National Diet of Japan, a bicameral legislature modelled after both the German Reichstag and the British Westminster system, first met in Tokyo. 1899: FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish and world football's most iconic and strongest teams. 1890: The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes. 1877: Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time. 1777: San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California. 1549: The papal conclave of 1549–50 begins. 1972: Atari announced the release of Pong (screenshot pictured), one of the first video games to achieve widespread popularity in both the arcade and home-console markets. 1972: Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game. 1963: "I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom. 1947: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam during the First Indochina War.

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1890 First ever
The National Diet of Japan, a bicameral legislature modelled after both the German Reichstag and the British Westminster system, first met in Tokyo.
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1899 Oddly true
FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish and world football's most iconic and strongest teams.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1890 First ever
The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1877 First ever
Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
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1777 First ever
San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1549 Oddly true
The papal conclave of 1549–50 begins.
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1972 First ever
Atari announced the release of Pong (screenshot pictured), one of the first video games to achieve widespread popularity in both the arcade and home-console markets.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1972 First ever
Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1963 Oddly true
"I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1947 First ever
French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam during the First Indochina War.
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2025The Government of Jordan officially announces the launch of the Amra City development project during a site visit by the Prime Minister. Wikipedia →
2013LAM Mozambique Airlines 470 crashes in the Bwabata National Park in a pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 33 people on board. Wikipedia →
2009Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington. Wikipedia →
2007The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny. Wikipedia →
1987North Korean agents plant a bomb on Korean Air Flight 858, which kills all 115 passengers and crew. Wikipedia →
1986The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War, killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children. Wikipedia →
1982Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time. Wikipedia →
1972Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game. Wikipedia →
1967U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation. Wikipedia →
1963U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Wikipedia →
1963Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board. Wikipedia →
1963"I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia →
1961Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico. Wikipedia →
1952U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict. Wikipedia →
1947The United Nations General Assembly approve the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. Wikipedia →
1947French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam during the First Indochina War. Wikipedia →
1945The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared. Wikipedia →
1944Albania is liberated by the Partisans. Wikipedia →
1943The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). Wikipedia →
1929U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole. Wikipedia →
1920The Armenian Revolutionary Committee declares Armenia to be a Soviet Socialist Republic, starting 71 years of Soviet rule in Armenia Wikipedia →
1899FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish and world football's most iconic and strongest teams. Wikipedia →
1890The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes. Wikipedia →
1877Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time. Wikipedia →
1872The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River. Wikipedia →
1864Colorado War: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants at Sand Creek inside Colorado Territory. Wikipedia →
1864American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Spring Hill during the Franklin–Nashville campaign. Wikipedia →
1863American Civil War: Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from an attack by Confederate forces under General James Longstreet in the Battle of Fort Sanders during the Siege of Knoxville. Wikipedia →
1850The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation. Wikipedia →
1847The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour. Wikipedia →
1847Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War. Wikipedia →
1830An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins. Wikipedia →
1807John VI of Portugal flees Lisbon from advancing Napoleonic forces during the Peninsular War, transferring the Portuguese court to Brazil. Wikipedia →
1783A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey. Wikipedia →
1781The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 54 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance, beginning the Zong massacre. Wikipedia →
1777San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California. Wikipedia →
1776During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements. Wikipedia →
1732The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy. Wikipedia →
1729Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi. Wikipedia →
1612The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India. Wikipedia →
1549The papal conclave of 1549–50 begins. Wikipedia →
1114A large earthquake damages the areas of the Crusaders in the Middle East. Antioch, Mamistra, Marash and Edessa are hit by the shocks. Wikipedia →
903The Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib defeats the Qarmatians at the Battle of Hama. Wikipedia →
618The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan. Wikipedia →
561Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom. Wikipedia →
528Antioch suffers its second major earthquake in two years, killing thousands and destroying its remaining edifice. Wikipedia →

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2011The Guardian
Eurozone finance ministers turn to IMF to help bailout fund
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1984The New York Times
NEW CAST OF G.O.P. LEADERS IN SENATE
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