Friday, April 29, 2016

History for April 29


History for April 29 - On-This-Day.com:
William Randolph Hearst 1863 - American newspaper magnate, newspaper publisher, Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy) 1899 - Composer, pianist, big band leader, Hirohito (Emperor Showa) 1901 - 124th Japanese emperor, emperor from 1926 to 1989


Jerry Seinfeld 1955 - Comedian, actor ("Seinfeld"), Daniel Day-Lewis 1957 - Actor, Michelle Pfeiffer 1957 - Actress


1429 - Joan of Arc led Orleans, France, to victory over Britain.


1852 - The first edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus was published.


1913 - Gideon Sundback patented an all-purpose zipper.


1945 - In a bunker in Berlin, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun were married. Hitler designated Admiral Karl Doenitz his successor.


1945 - The Nazi death camp, Dachau, was liberated.


1990 - The destruction of the Berlin Wall began.


1998 - The U.S., Canada and Mexico end tariffs on $1 billion in NAFTA trade.

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