On this day in history
October 29
American
1929Black Tuesday: the stock market crashes as 16 million shares change hands, wiping out fortunes and sealing the…
Black Tuesday: the stock market crashes as 16 million shares change hands, wiping out fortunes and sealing the Great Depression.
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1969The first message is sent over ARPANET from UCLA to Stanford, the birth of the internet; the system crashes af…
The first message is sent over ARPANET from UCLA to Stanford, the birth of the internet; the system crashes after two letters.
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1998John Glenn returns to space at age 77 aboard the shuttle Discovery, 36 years after becoming the first American…
John Glenn returns to space at age 77 aboard the shuttle Discovery, 36 years after becoming the first American to orbit Earth.
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2012Hurricane Sandy slams into New Jersey, flooding New York City and killing more than 230 people across eight co…
Hurricane Sandy slams into New Jersey, flooding New York City and killing more than 230 people across eight countries.
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World
1618Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded at Westminster for treason against James I, fifteen years after his first death…
Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded at Westminster for treason against James I, fifteen years after his first death sentence.
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1923Mustafa Kemal Ataturk proclaims the Republic of Turkey, ending the Ottoman Empire after six centuries.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk proclaims the Republic of Turkey, ending the Ottoman Empire after six centuries.
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