On this day in history
April 29
American
1992Los Angeles erupts in riots after the Rodney King verdict, leaving 63 dead and a billion dollars in damage.
Los Angeles erupts in riots after the Rodney King verdict, leaving 63 dead and a billion dollars in damage.
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2004Photographs of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib are broadcast, shocking the world.
Photographs of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib are broadcast, shocking the world.
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World
1991A cyclone drowns at least 138,000 people in Bangladesh in one of the deadliest storms ever.
A cyclone drowns at least 138,000 people in Bangladesh in one of the deadliest storms ever.
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1429Joan of Arc reaches besieged Orleans with supplies, turning the Hundred Years War.
Joan of Arc reaches besieged Orleans with supplies, turning the Hundred Years War.
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1945Adolf Hitler marries Eva Braun in the Berlin bunker, hours before their suicides.
Adolf Hitler marries Eva Braun in the Berlin bunker, hours before their suicides.
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