Interesting things that happened May 29th:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1660 Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
In 1736 Patrick Henry, patriot, put his life where his mouth was
In 1826 Ebenezer Butterick, inventor of the tissue paper dress pattern
In 1860 Isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer
In 1874 G. K. Chesterton, English novelist
In 1897 Erich Wolfgang Korngold, movie soundtrack composer
In 1903 Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope (in England), entertainer, famous
profile
In 1906 T.H. White, British author
In 1907 Hartland Molson, Canadian businessman, politician
In 1917 John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th US President (1961-63)
In 1932 Paul R. Ehrlich, scientist
In 1939 Al Unser, Sr., race car driver
In 1947 Gene Robinson, American Episcopalian bishop
In 1954 Reby Jackson, singer
In 1955 John Hinckley, Jr., would-be assassin
In 1956 LaToya Jackson, singer
In 1961 Melissa Etheridge, American musician
In 1963 Lisa Whelchel (in Ft Worth Texas)
Events worth noting:
+ Ascension of Bahá'u'llah - Bahá'í
+ Oak Apple Day - United Kingdom
+ International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
In 1453 Constantinople, capital of Byzantine Empire, falls and is
captured
by the Turks (some believe this marked the end of the Middle
Ages).
In 1660 The English monacrchy is restored; Charles II takes the throne.
In 1677 The Treaty of Middle Plantation establishes peace between
Virginia
colonists and the local native Americans.
In 1790 Rhode Island is last of the original 13 to ratify the
Constitution.
In 1848 Wisconsin becomes the 30th state.
In 1849 A patent for lifting vessels was granted to Abraham Lincoln.
In 1865 President Johnson grants amnesty to most Southern rebels.
In 1912 15 young women are fired by Curtis Publi****ng for dancing the
"Turkey Trot" during their lunch break.
In 1913 Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" premieres in Paris.
In 1919 Einstein's light-bending prediction confirmed by Arthur
Eddington.
In 1951 First North Pole flight in single engine plane - C.F. Blair.
In 1953 Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal Sherpa)
become the first to reach the top of Mt. Everest.
In 1954 Kirk and Anne Douglas married.
In 1968 The Presbyterian Church in Canada ordains its first female
minister.
In 1972 Quebec banned commercial salmon fi****ng off Gaspe Peninsula.
In 1978 First Class postage now 15 cents (was 13 cents for 3 years).
In 1987 Reform Party of Canada is founded, with Preston Manning as
leader.
In 1988 President Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union.
In 1990 Boris Yeltsin was elected president of Russia.
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