On this day in history
May 29
American
1917John F Kennedy is born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
John F Kennedy is born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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World
1453The Ottomans storm Constantinople, killing the last Byzantine emperor and ending the Roman Empire after 1,480 …
The Ottomans storm Constantinople, killing the last Byzantine emperor and ending the Roman Empire after 1,480 years.
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1953Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first to summit Mount Everest.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first to summit Mount Everest.
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1985Thirty nine fans die in the Heysel Stadium disaster in Brussels before the European Cup final.
Thirty nine fans die in the Heysel Stadium disaster in Brussels before the European Cup final.
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1913Stravinsky's Rite of Spring premieres in Paris, and the audience riots at the savage music.
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring premieres in Paris, and the audience riots at the savage music.
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